Raising a family comes with plenty of hurdles. But things can get much more complicated when mom and dad start caring for their elderly parents too.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, researchers have identified a correlation between Alzheimer's disease and specific gut microbiota populations. In a paper published in Scientific Reports titled "Genetic correlations between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiome genera," the researchers explain how they narrowed the search down to a half dozen disease-correlated microbes, with one related to the most significant risk.

UNLV law school student Sarah Voehl is about to embark on a federal court clerkship, and she credits the university’s top-rated legal writing program for helping her get there.

Online travel agencies are taking back some of the distribution market share they lost to hotel chains during the years leading up to the pandemic, as companies such as Expedia Group and Priceline parent Booking Holdings have ramped up marketing investment and product improvements to sell more room nights to prospective U.S. lodging guests.

The U.S. Department of the Interior proposed a new rule last week that would give conservation priorities equal weight in public land use decision-making — a change experts say constitutes one of the most significant land management policy moves in decades.

An emoji can be worth a thousand words. But with almost 600 small digital images to choose from, you want to make sure you're texting the right message. And, as therapists and communication experts point out, there's a hidden meaning behind certain emojis. To make sure you're not sending mixed signals, keep reading to hear about what six common emojis mean to different generations or cultures.

A small amount of evidence suggests that Candida auris — a potentially deadly fungus causing outbreaks in Southern Nevada hospitals and nursing facilities — is spreading outside of medical settings, health authorities said.

Scientists are calling it an emerging global public health threat and Nevada has seen more cases than any other state. Candida auris is a fungal infection that primarily impacts places like hospitals and nursing homes. Now UNLV researchers are tracking it. They are looking at wastewater samples much like they have for Covid-19 and even monkeypox. The researchers report they have found positive samples of the deadly fungus at all seven sewer sheds in the Vegas Valley.

The UNLV Immigration Clinic, run by Boyd Law School, could soon get more funding from state lawmakers to help support.