A Yale-led research team developed a new RNA therapy, delivered through the nose, to treat mice infected with West Nile Virus. The innovative approach reduced the virus in the brain, allowin... Read more
A new generation of potentially safer and more cost-effective therapeutics against West Nile virus, and other pathogens An international research group led by Arizona State University profes... Read more
UC Riverside research has large implications for controlling insect-borne diseases worldwide Insects are repelled by N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide, also known as DEET. But exactly which olfactory... Read more
Provita, a company staffed entirely by kids under 18, is working on a project (with funding from the Gates Foundation) to use mosquitoes to help carry important vaccines. Joshua Meier, CEO o... Read more
“Our test will improve the accuracy of diagnosis, leading to the proper treatment of patients affected by WNV,” While the United States has largely been spared the scourge of mosquito-borne... Read more
Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health. The H3N8 flu has been associated with the de... Read more
“Any emerging disease in the last 30 or 40 years has come about as a result of encroachment into wild lands and changes in demography,” THERE’S a term biologists and economists use these day... Read more