Mount Sinai researchers found significant delays in reporting human cases of West Nile virus, hampering real-time forecasting of the potentially […]
Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus
In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it is already known that […]
Fighting human disease with birth control … for mosquitoes
Depending on where you live, the buzz of a nearby mosquito can be a nuisance, or it can be deadly. […]
Climate change and African trypanosomiasis vector populations in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Valley
LSTM’s Dr Jennifer Lord is first author on a paper looking at the impact of climate change on the vectors […]
Picture perfect: Researchers gain clearest ever image of Ebola virus protein: Near-atomic resolution model of viral protein complex brings clearer understanding of the viral mechanics
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have for the first time imaged the structure […]
Mediterranean diet prevents a leading cause of blindness, study suggests: Research shows we can all eat our way to better eye health
Evidence is mounting that a poor diet plays an important role in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a […]
Drugs that stop mosquitoes catching malaria could help eradicate the disease
Researchers have identified compounds that could prevent malaria parasites from being able to infect mosquitoes, halting the spread of disease. […]
Cancer-fighting drugs also help plants fight disease
Cancer-fighting drugs used on humans can help plants fight disease as well. That discovery, by two Washington State University plant […]
Mosquito screening useful in monitoring lymphatic filariasis re-emergence
To ensure elimination of the Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis, public health workers must follow up […]
The need for speed: Why malaria parasites are faster than human immune cells
Malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium move ten times faster through the skin than immune cells, whose job it is […]