President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the country’s residential real estate industry Wednesday with a social media post calling for a ban on large institutional investors purchasing homes and for Congress to codify the issue.

Local real estate experts say the Southern Nevada housing market numbers from 2025 are no cause for concern because the higher-end market has remained strong with sales. However, buyers targeting the median home price point in Southern Nevada are being cautious for several reasons, according to industry professionals.

Artificial sweeteners, also called nonnutritive sweeteners or non-sugar sweeteners, are created from chemicals in the lab. The first such chemical, saccharin, was accidentally invented by a Russian postdoctoral researcher, Constantin Fahlberg, working with his Professor, Ira Remsen, in 1879, when he noticed a sweet taste on his hand while refining coal tar derivatives. It was later commercialized by him as a sugar substitute. Today, besides saccharin, other approved artificial sweeteners include aspartame, sucralose, neotame, acesulfame-K, and advantame.

Each year, Missing in Nevada Day gives families across the state the chance to update existing cases and connect directly with investigators. On Saturday, Jan. 31, families are encouraged to bring photos, dental records, and fingerprints of their loved ones to the annual event at UNLV’s University Gateway Building.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Fine Arts will host a special piano sale in partnership with Southern Nevada Music, offering the public a rare opportunity to purchase a professionally maintained, university-owned instrument while supporting music education.

Today, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) and Clinical Neurology Specialists (CNS) announced their collaboration to accelerate Alzheimer’s disease research in Las Vegas. CNS has joined the GAP-sponsored study, Bio-Hermes-002, a unique, observational platform study that compares blood-based and digital biomarkers to generate data that may help predict, detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. This is a transformative, international study, but CNS is the only Las Vegas research site participating.

The Dr. Kofi Sarfo Scholarship for Future Doctors is formally announced as a new academic initiative designed to support undergraduate students who are committed to pursuing a career as a physician.

Emerging studies show possible links between certain sweeteners — including erythritol — and faster cognitive decline, though scientists caution the research is still early.

The difference between online and physical slot machines is another factor influencing expectations. Online titles often feature higher RTP rates, typically ranging from 95 to 98 percent, compared with land-based games, which may sit closer to 90 or 92 percent. Supporting this, Nevada Gaming Revenues' Long-Term Trends, conducted by the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2025, notes that slot machine units on casino floors have dropped more than one-third since 2000 (as they are migrating to online platforms), but total win has climbed almost 70 percent.