A research team at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas claims its latest discovery could eventually lead to curing pancreatic cancer and diabetes.

A groundbreaking development in mRNA delivery techniques has emerged from researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), promising to transform treatments for diseases related to the pancreas, including both diabetes and pancreatic cancer.

Scientists at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, have developed a groundbreaking method to reuse nuclear waste, a discovery that could potentially revolutionize the nuclear industry.

Take a deep breath. A flow of air has rushed into your lungs, where the oxygen moves into your bloodstream, fueling metabolic fires in cells throughout your body. You, being an aerobic organism, use oxygen as the cellular spark that frees molecular energy from the food you eat. But not all organisms on the planet live or breathe this way. Instead of using oxygen to harvest energy, many single-celled life-forms that live in environments far from oxygen’s reach, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents or stygian crevices in the soil, wield other elements to respire and unlock energy.

UNLV researchers are on the cutting edge of techniques that can reduce the amount of waste left over from the process of creating nuclear fuel and weapons by rendering those toxic waste products both safe and useful.

UNLV researchers are on the cutting edge of techniques that can reduce the amount of waste left over from the process of creating nuclear fuel and weapons by rendering those toxic waste products both safe and useful.

Wastewater surveillance became a popular choice among public health officials looking to track rapid virus mutations and spread patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if there was a way to detect emerging viruses even faster - or to even sniff out new variants possibly before patients even realize they're ill?

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), in collaboration with the Southern Nevada Water Authority and other partners, have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to accelerate wastewater surveillance for emerging viruses and pathogens. Validated through analysis of nearly 3,700 wastewater samples collected between 2021 and 2023, the system accurately identified unique viral signatures with as few as two to five samples, preceding conventional clinical detection methods. This proactive approach, detailed in a study published on July 8, 2025, aims to enhance public health interventions by detecting outbreaks before patients seek treatment, and is one of over 30 collaborations between the involved organisations.

UNLV researchers have learned nuclear waste could be reused as an energy source.

When the federal government needed a method to reuse toxic waste, it called one of the country’s leading labs in Las Vegas. The breakthrough the grad students made started murmurs of a radioactive renaissance.

Wastewater surveillance became a popular choice among public health officials looking to track rapid virus mutations and spread patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if there was a way to detect emerging viruses even faster — or to even sniff out new variants possibly before patients even realize they’re ill?

With gold hitting an all-time high, it begs the question, is Nevada really the gold state? The price for gold, which is set on a global market, closed at $3,383 per ounce on Friday, a good sign for Nevada. In fact, if Nevada was a country, it would be the fifth largest gold producer in the world, behind China, Russia, Australia and Canada.