Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...
Malaria is a vector-borne disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium and transmitted to humans through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. While the parasitic disease is usually treated with the drug ...
In a major turn of event, scientists have come up with a bold new approach to control mosquito populations and combat malaria ...
Revealing their results in a paper published in Science Translational Medicine, the researchers report that the medication nitisinone makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes. “One way to stop the ...
A warm summer night, the hum of mosquitoes filling the air, and you, slathering on DEET, waving your arms like a windmill, ...
A drug for a rare disease makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes and could help in the fight against malaria, researchers have found. Several methods are currently used to reduce mosquito ...
A recent CDC health alert warned travelers of high rates of dengue fever in the Americas. Here's what you need to know about ...
"One way to stop the spread of diseases transmitted by insects is to make the blood of animals and humans toxic," according ...