Coronavirus Research Content

COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brains of Rhesus Macaques

Andy Fell — October 13, 2022 - 11:00am

SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, caused significant neuron damage and inflammation within a week of infection in rhesus macaque monkeys, according to a new study. The researchers from the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis, also discovered that aged monkeys with Type 2 diabetes experienced worse virus-induced neurological damage. The findings, published in Cell Reports Oct.

Industry Lobbying on WHO Overshadowing Public Health Policy, Researchers Suggest

Karen Michele Nikos — May 18, 2022 - 7:11am

Has the World Health Organization become collateral damage in the wars over global commerce? Producers of such products as commercial milk formulas, processed foods, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals and electronic gaming software have been ramping up efforts to influence United States policy toward the WHO. This, University of California, Davis, researchers suggest in a new paper, compromises a global health governance system that should be free of commercial influence.

Survey: People Turned to Gardening for Stress Relief, Food Access During Pandemic

Amy M Quinton — March 17, 2022 - 9:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ survey finds people turned to gardening during COVID-19 to relieve stress and grow their own food as a way to avoid the virus.

LGBTQ+ Youth Face Increased Anxiety Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Karen Michele Nikos — August 17, 2021 - 12:10pm

New research from the University of California, Davis, suggests LGBTQ+ teenagers exhibited increased anxiety on Reddit during COVID-19 months.

A Race Against the Virus: How �ٺ��Ƶ Health Created Its COVID-19 Test in 19 Days

Tanya H Perez — April 19, 2021 - 1:21pm

In January 2020, Nam Tran and his colleagues in the �ٺ��Ƶ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine were scaling up testing platforms for seasonal influenza and the common cold.

Tran, a professor of clinical pathology in the �ٺ��Ƶ School of Medicine, was following reports out of China about a mysterious new respiratory virus, SARS-CoV-2. Not much was known at the time about how the novel coronavirus spread or what the mortality rate was.

Detection of Coronavirus P.1 Variant Confirmed in Yolo County

Karen Michele Nikos — April 15, 2021 - 1:12pm

News release from Healthy Davis Together, issued today (April 15).

Meatpacking Plants Increased COVID-19 Cases in US Counties

Amy M Quinton — April 15, 2021 - 8:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ study finds 334,000 COVID-19 cases attributable to meatpacking plants.

Detection of Coronavirus B.1.351 Variant Confirmed in Yolo County

mlblouin — April 06, 2021 - 10:00am

News release from Healthy Davis Together, issued today (April 6).

Through genotyping all positive samples as part of Healthy Davis Together’s free community COVID-19 test operations, the �ٺ��Ƶ Genome Center has identified the first known case of the B.1.351 variant of the virus SARS-CoV-2 in Yolo County.

Ranking Virus Spillover Risk

Katherine E Kerlin — April 05, 2021 - 12:00pm

SARS-CoV-2 showed the world with devastating clarity the threat undetected viruses can pose to global public health. SpillOver, a new web application developed by scientists at the University of California, Davis, and contributed to by experts from all over the world, ranks the risk of wildlife-to-human spillover for newly discovered viruses.

Prioritizing Who Gets Vaccinated for COVID-19 Saves Lives

Katherine E Kerlin — April 02, 2021 - 4:09pm

�ٺ��Ƶ experts discuss how to prioritize vaccine distribution and address health disparities. Learn about their recommendations and public health efforts.