UCLA Newsroom |

Voting in person: Is it safe?

What you need to know about casting your ballot during COVID-19, according to an infectious disease specialist.

UC San Diego |

Q&A: When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?

Experts explain when a vaccine may be approved and how a COVID-19 vaccine is designed.

UC Berkeley |

Dr. Anthony Fauci backs universal health care, expects slow return to ‘normal’

In a wide-ranging discussion, Fauci covers many of the issues that have come to define the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

UCSF |

How a UCSF team is giving Cronutt the sea lion a second chance with neuroscience

Cronutt, a sea lion suffering from toxic algae-induced epilepsy — a problem on the rise due to climate change — gets a shot at a better life.

UC Davis |

UC Davis alum Charles Rice wins Nobel Prize

Now professor at The Rockefeller University, he shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

UC Davis |

Which type of face covering works best?

New UC Davis research compares surgical, N95 and homemade cloth masks.

UCSF |

This diet is popular — but it doesn’t work

Research shows intermittent fasting is not effective on its own for weight loss.

UCLA |

Is it the flu, a cold or COVID-19?

Infectious disease specialists share how to tell the difference.

UC San Diego |

Statins reduce COVID-19 severity, likely by removing cholesterol that virus uses to infect

Researchers discovered that cholesterol-lowering statins reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection.

UCSF |

‘Awe walks’ boost emotional well-being

Awe leads to more positive feelings, and helps us intervene with negative ones, study says.

UCLA |

Why you should never feel guilty about getting a good night’s sleep

UCLA researchers behind a new study on the human brain say ‘sleep is as important as food.’

UC Davis |

Can dogs detect COVID-19?

Some very good dogs are trying.