Having had the common cold appears to have programmed some people’s immune cells to recognize the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
How to calm children’s back-to-school anxieties
MIND Institute experts explain what to look for in kids, and how to help.
One more reason to wear a mask: You’ll get less sick from COVID-19
Masks, by blocking even some of the coronavirus-carrying droplets you inhale, could reduce your risk of falling seriously ill from COVID-19.
UC Irvine scientists get ‘initial hit’ in developing drug to treat COVID-19
In an important first step, a new molecule, UCI-1, is shown to bind to the coronavirus enzyme, blocking a key function.
The future of retail
The pandemic may have altered the shopping landscape in permanent ways.
Newly funded COVID-19 research aims to protect the most vulnerable
Researchers across UC rapidly pivot from their usual research areas to address gaps in knowledge and care with COVID-19.
Photographer creates ‘Pandemic Portraits’
Karin Higgins documents the ‘new normal’ at UC Davis, highlighting the silver lining each photo subject has found in this historic moment.
Q&A: For black men, wearing a mask may be a health risk greater than COVID-19
UCLA psychology professor Vickie Mays on how to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in black communities.
UCSF students create COVID-19 fact check website
Two dozen medical students put together a site in six languages that clearly, cleanly separates fact from myth.
Couple on the coronavirus front lines
A virologist and her pulmonologist husband balance their pandemic response with parenthood.
Can we apply these lessons from South Korea to vanquish COVID-19?
South Korea’s targeted social distancing may better protect the vulnerable than stay-at-home orders.
Using machine learning to estimate COVID-19’s seasonal cycle
Scientists aim to assess the role of climate variables in disease transmission.