The therapeutic use of adult stem cells has come a long way over the past decade and continues to remain at the frontier of the rapidly expanding field of regenerative medicine. For more than 50 years, adult stem cells have been extensively researched and used safely and successfully. Today, widespread therapeutic use of stem cells is beginning to emerge as part of “mainstream” medicine.
If a train whistle is blown at 36,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium each time the Locomotives score and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has clinched the Triple Crown in the American League, the first player in baseball to do so since Carl Yastrzemski with the Boston Red Sox in 1967.
Federal prosecutors Wednesday pushed to keep behind bars an 18-year-old man who claims to be the leader of a small militia following his arrest by anti-terrorism agents on felony firearms and explosive charges.
After two years of restructuring its business and with a lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas management company still undecided, the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino is profitable, the governor of the Pueblo Pojoaque Tribe that built the resort in New Mexico said Wednesday.
A trio of environmental groups have flooded federal regulators with letters opposing plans to siphon rural Nevada groundwater to feed Las Vegas, but the gesture is unlikely to change anything.
What’s fair? That question hung over hearings into whether NV Energy can charge special rates to those who opt out of its smart-meter program. A consultant for the state Bureau of Consumer Protection said $35 million a year in operating costs NV Energy will save with smart meters could more than cover opt-out costs.
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney engage in their first presidential debate, airing tonight on several networks, with domestic policy the primary focus. PBS “NewsHour” executive editor Jim Lehrer moderates at the University of Denver in Colorado. On television: At 5 p.m. on CNBC, at 6 p.m. on KSNV-TV, Channel 3; KVVU-TV, Channel 5; KLAS-TV, Channel 8; KLVX-TV, Channel 10; KTNV-TV, Channel 13; and CNN.
Ever go into a restaurant and wonder how long it’s going to take to get a menu and glass of water? Or check into a hotel and have to call the desk for towels? These are typical customer experiences observed by Las Vegas-based QSI Services, a mystery shopping company that’s looking to fill 150 part-time positions.
Representatives from MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas Sands Corp. and other casino operators and suppliers on Wednesday expressed optimism about their industry, with continued expansion in Asia and online gambling leading the way.
The “Earthscapes” stamp sheet from the U.S. Postal Service features plenty of easily identifiable icons, but a sea of rooftops is a new image for a city that is accustomed to the nickname “Sin City.”
NEW YORK – Facebook has long declared that it’s “free and always will be.” And it still is – unless you want more friends to see what you have to say.
