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Why is it taking so long to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for kids?
September 23, 2021
UC Riverside vaccine expert David Lo explains the reasons behind the wait.
Grow and eat your own vaccines?
September 16, 2021
A new project will study whether edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.
It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols
September 9, 2021
Our conventional wisdom on viral disease transmission needs revision, an international science team finds.
COVID-19 during pregnancy associated with preterm birth
August 27, 2021
People of color face disproportionate infection risk while pregnant, large study finds.
LGBTQ+ youth face increased anxiety amid COVID-19 pandemic
August 27, 2021
Using social media, research identifies stressors among an already vulnerable population.
Second breath: Region’s first double lung transplant for COVID-19 patient
August 26, 2021
Facing a ventilator-bound future, Federico Gomez Gil can finally breathe freely again, thanks to the help of a UC San Diego Health team.
Using two CRISPR enzymes, a COVID diagnostic in only 20 minutes
August 19, 2021
Eliminating RNA amplification simplifies and speeds up assay for SARS-CoV-2 virus, making it ideal for point of care testing.
Q&A: What is realistic when it comes to herd immunity?
August 13, 2021
When will we get back to normal? Dr. Chip Schooley, a national leader in getting students successfully back to campus, offers some insight.
As K-12 students return, schools shouldn’t obsess over pandemic ‘learning loss’
August 12, 2021
After months of turmoil and fear, it’s important to focus on emotional support for students and teachers, scholars say.
Text-message ‘nudges’ can encourage holdouts to get COVID vaccination, study finds
August 5, 2021
The researchers said their findings held true across all demographics, including groups that have been hesitant to receive the vaccine.