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Learning to ride a bike can lead to memorable tumbles. It's the brain's "time cells," scientists now say, that help organize and seal those experiences in our minds.

Why Some Memories Seem Like Movies: ‘Time Cells’ Discovered In Human Brains

Jon Hamilton • Oct 29, 2020

Patient groups on social media are fighting COVID-19 misinformation.

When False Information Goes Viral, COVID-19 Patient Groups Fight Back

Alex Smith • Oct 15, 2020

Amid the pandemic, Americans are experiencing sleeplessness, headaches, stomach upset and more symptoms of chronic stress.

Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss And Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll

Aneri Pattani • Oct 14, 2020

Is that sneezing or coughing fit a sign of allergies, a cold, the flu or COVID-19? If you also have a fever — a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit — those symptoms probably signal infection and not just allergies acting up.

Allergies, Colds, Flu And COVID-19: How To Best Prep For Fall’s ‘Sick Season’

Kristen Kendrick • Oct 4, 2020

'Disease tolerance' is the ability of an individual, due to a genetic predisposition or some aspect of behavior or lifestyle, to thrive despite being infected with an amount of pathogen that sickens others. It might play a role in asymptomatic coronavirus infections.

Scientists Explore Why Some People Are Able To Live With An Infection Unscathed

Emily Laber-Warren • Aug 29, 2020

Dear World, You’re Not Going To Have The Year You Thought You’d Have

Marc Silver • Aug 9, 2020

Research suggests that kids tend to get infected with the coronavirus less often, and have milder symptoms than adults. There's less consensus on how much kids can spread the illness among themselves and to adults — important questions as schools consider reopening.

Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We’ll Find Out When Schools Reopen

Allison Aubrey • Jul 20, 2020

‘Change Can Happen’: Black Families On Racism, Hope And Parenting

Patti Neighmond • Jul 19, 2020

Though the pandemic has left us all less able to socialize in-person with our close friends and community, we're still finding ways to use screens and other methods to connect and maintain relationships, research suggests.

Video Chats, Driveway Dances And Dino Parades Buffer Pandemic’s Loneliness

Joanne Silberner • Jul 15, 2020

Spending quality time with kids and listening deeply to them is one way to help them tame anxiety. Here Mariano Noesi and Maryam Jernigan-Noesi play with their 4-year-old son Carter. Jernigan-Noesi is a child psychologist.

Kids Feel Pandemic Stress Too. Here’s How To Help Them Thrive

Patti Neighmond • Jul 11, 2020

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