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Landmark Trial Successfully Eliminates Invasive, Disease Carrying Mosquito Spreading Dengue, Yellow Fever and Zika
In a first for the Southern Hemisphere, researchers have shown a bacteria can successfully sterilize and eradicate the invasive, disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito which...
Antibody Protects Developing Fetus from Zika Virus, Study Shows
The most devastating consequence of Zika virus infection is the development of microcephaly, or an abnormally small head, in babies who were infected in...
Study Says We May Already Have The Cure For Zika
The media has been abuzz about Zika spreading outside of South America, but this team of researchers found FDA-approved drugs that could combat the virus.
Philippine Teen Discovers Powerful Natural Poison Against Zika Bugs
A Philippine teenager discovered a natural solution for killing the larvae of the aedes aegypti mosquito—the insect responsible for spreading the zika virus and other...
Brazil’s New Zika Strategy: Billboards Smell Like Humans to Attract and Kill Mosquitoes
This billboard may remind us of a giant fly swatter, and it actually kills mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus —by smelling like humans.
The...
Maker of OFF! Donates $15M and Cuts Price to Help People Avoid Zika Virus
The maker of one of the world’s most popular mosquito repellants is ramping up production, cutting its cost in Argentina, and donating millions to...
Mexican Students Devise Natural Mosquito Repellent to Avert Zika Virus
Students at Oaxaca University in Mexico are preparing to market CitroRepel; a repellent made from natural ingredients that will protect Latin Americans from mosquitoes...
An Unloved English Field Restored to Beautiful Brook as Part of a Large Project to Glorify the River Ise
In England's county of Northamptonshire lay a marginal field that was recognized to have no value, as it could not be built on. It's...
Avoid Mosquito Bites by Ditching These Colors of Clothing This Summer
Finally, some research we can all use right away—especially if you're prone to being bitten by mosquitoes more than anyone around you. It could...
Science Shows What Actually Repels and Doesn’t Repel Mosquitoes: DEET, Citronella, Blood Type Myths Busted
With summer barbecue season well underway in the Northern Hemisphere, many of us are wondering if those citronella candles are even working to keep...
‘Miraculous’ Mosquito Hack Cuts Dengue Disease Rate by 77%
Just as mosquitoes and the diseases they carry plague tropical societies, the harnessing of the mosquito society's own plague, Wolbachia bacteria, is helping Indonesia combat Dengue...
First Human Trial of HIV Vaccine Produced Immune Response in 97% of Volunteers
A phase 1 clinical trial of an experimental vaccine primed the immune system using a unique approach in order to prevent HIV.
The promising results,...
Thousands of Young Adults Are Volunteering to Catch COVID-19 to Save Others in the Future
Thousands of young adults around the world are voicing their willingness to contract COVID-19 for the sake of accelerating vaccine development.
Breakthrough For Kenyan Scientists Who Discover Natural Microbe That Completely Stops Malaria in Mosquitoes
Kenyan scientists discovered a microbe–Microsporidia MB–inside some mosquitoes that completely protects them from malaria infection which spreads to humans.
Human Appetite Suppressant Shown to Also Work on Mosquitos – and It Could Make Them Safer for Everyone
Researchers have discovered a way to make mosquitos feel more satisfied – and it could prevent thousands of infections around the world.
‘Landmark’ Mosquito Trial Eliminates 80% of Invasive Species Carrying Disease in Australia
An exciting new trial experiment from Australia has successfully eliminated 80% of a disease-carrying mosquito population.
The Aedes aegypti species of mosquito has been called the...
Virus That Caused a State of Emergency in Brazil is Now Cut by 95%
Due to almost a full elimination of recorded Zika cases, Brazil has just announced on Thursday that the virus is no longer an official public...
Breakthrough Study: Knowingly Taking Placebo Pills Eases Pain
According to this groundbreaking research, patients who knowingly took placebo pills for back pain showed more positive results than those who didn't.
FDA Finally Bans Antibacterial Soaps Containing Triclosan and 18 Other Chemicals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday issued a final rule that will ban many commonly used consumer antiseptic soaps.
Companies will no longer be...
Sean Parker Gives $250 Million for Immunotherapy Cancer Research
Sean Parker, known as the co-founder of Napster and first president of Facebook, has just donated $250 million to create a new center for immunotherapy...