In The News: Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine
It's no secret that puffing cigarettes is the culprit behind a whole host of ailments, including respiratory diseases and cancers of the lungs and throat. But a new University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) study has revealed that male smokers—who, demographically, are more likely than women to light up—are also placing themselves at a significantly increased risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures, and early death.
A new study out of UNLV has found a link between smoking and cases of bone fractures among men.
Nicotine impacts bone health — upping chance of wrist, spine, other breaks by nearly 40%.
A new study out of UNLV has found a link between smoking and cases of bone fractures among men.
Your genes govern appearance and blood type, but they're also responsible for a whole lot more.
Data from what the Las Vegas Valley is flushing shows a deep decline in omicron, but a spike in the so-called “stealth omicron” variant, scientists at UNLV tell the 8 News Now I-Team.
A wastewater tracking program at University of Nevada Las Vegas will have its data shared nationwide, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to track the next COVID-19 surge.
Just as the omicron wave of COVID-19 cases showed signs of receding, the Southern Nevada Health District on Friday announced that it had detected the state’s first case of a worrisome new variant known as BA.2.
Just as the omicron wave of COVID-19 cases showed signs of receding, the Southern Nevada Health District on Friday announced that it had detected the state’s first case of a worrisome new variant known as BA.2.
When UNLV researchers want to predict the path of the pandemic they pop open a manhole.
Edwin Oh, an associate professor at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, was among the first to discover the omicron variant in Clark County.