Yale researchers have discovered how taste influences mosquitoes’ biting behavior. This finding could lead to new strategies ...

Mosquitoes do a superb job of spreading diseases like malaria – now researchers have shown it's possible to hijack these ...

And in response, your body dispatches white blood cells to fight it. Next up, the mosquito. As we all know, they bite you to feed on your blood. They're like the "Twilight" vampires without the ...

Bites from insects infected with modified malaria parasites boosted immunity and stopped people from contracting the disease.

Protective efficacy against malaria infection occurred in eight of nine participants (89%) receiving a late-liver-stage ...

Summer is here and mosquitoes are ready to bite Tracking them is important for staying on top of public health risks - and ...

Have you ever heard of a mosquito bite causing joint pain? Well, infection with the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is transmitted to humans via the female Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus ...

And why are some people more affected than others? What happens when a mosquito bites? Mosquitoes are attracted to warm blooded animals, including us. They’re attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale ...

Any bug bite can become infected, especially if it is scratched or leaves an open wound, as some stings do. In people who have a mild skin reaction, as many people do to mosquito and ant bites ...