One local young woman leads a team of UNLV students who dedicate time out of their busy class schedules to give back to Las Vegas.

It was 34 years ago, in 1981, that the first patients of HIV were identified. Even now, there remain more than 36 million people worldwide living with HIV. In 2014, 1.2 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses. Three UNLV research professors, each manning a different front — from educational memoirs to life-saving baby showers to a possible cure — continue to make headway in this worldwide battle.

A promising new method for battling the spread of HIV in Africa was inspired by an unexpected source 8,000 miles away: a baby shower at the home of a Las Vegas professor.

After seven years of study, researchers at UNLV have determined the invasive Quagga Mussels at Lake Mead are here to stay.

Does full-day kindergarten improve children’s health? That’s the big question UNLV health sciences researchers plan to examine.

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas say nearly one-third of the state's kindergarteners are overweight or obese.

The Atria Sutton assisted living community invited students from the UNLV Physical Therapy department, who have conducted balance assessments and other health-focused information sessions, to participate in a ballroom dancing event.

Health officials say it is "highly unlikely" that the recent meningitis outbreak at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., will spread during students' holiday travels, but recommend students get vaccinated as soon as possible.