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Closing the Rural Health Gap: Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural...
Rural counties continue to rank lowest among counties across the U.S., in terms of health outcomes. A group of national organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National 4-H...
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Like Zika, West Nile Virus Causes Fetal Brain Damage, Death in Mice
Two viruses closely related to Zika - West Nile and Powassan - can spread from an infected pregnant mouse to her fetuses, causing brain damage and fetal death, according to a new study from Washington...
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Here, There and Everywhere: Large and Giant Viruses Abound Globally
In Nature, a team led by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) researchers uncovered a broad diversity of large and giant viruses that belong to the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA...
View ArticleResearchers Create New CRISPR Tools to Help Contain Mosquito Disease...
Scientists have developed a toolkit that helps pave the way to a gene drive designed to stop Culex mosquitoes from spreading disease. Culex mosquitoes spread devastating afflictions stemming from West...
View ArticleVIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live...
Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other...
View ArticleStudy: West Nile Virus Cases Predicted to Increase in New York, Connecticut...
The findings predict that the total number of West Nile Virus cases will increase, and be more geographically widespread, across New York and Connecticut in future years due to warming trends.
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UC San Diego Biology Lab Receives $1.4M Grant to Fight Malaria Spread
New funding from the Gates Foundation will support cutting-edge genetics strategies designed implement and safely restrain gene drives that help stop the spread of malaria, which annually infects more...
View ArticleHiking Safety for Kids: Expert Tips
As you're enjoying the early fall weather and outdoor adventures, like hiking, don't forget to make safety a priority to help keep illness and injuries from spoiling family fun time. Jeffrey M. Bender,...
View ArticleStay Cool, Stay Hydrated, and Stay Up to Date on Climate Science News with...
The latest research news in Climate Science on Newswise.
View ArticleWildfires are intensifying around the world. Here are the latest headlines in...
California's McKinney Fire grew to become the state's largest fire so far this year. The risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change. Below are some of the latest articles that have been...
View ArticlePreventing the next pandemic: Leaders of Pacific Rim Universities meet in...
Hosted by Chulalongkorn University the APRU APEC University Leaders' Forum 2022 is the first post-pandemic in-person APEC meeting held to foster high-level dialogue between CEOs, policy leaders,...
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To track disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers tag them with DNA barcodes
West Nile, Zika, dengue and malaria are all diseases spread by bites from infected mosquitoes.
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Small, convenient mosquito repellent device passes test to protect military...
A device developed at the University of Florida for the U.S. military provides protection from mosquitos for an extended period and requires no heat, electricity or skin contact.
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Humans bite back by deactivating mosquito sperm
New UC Riverside research makes it likely that proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut down, preventing them from swimming to or fertilizing eggs.
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Light pollution may extend mosquitoes' biting season
A new study's finding that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus could be considered both good news and bad news: The...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces...
Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep...
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WashU Expert: How to avoid mosquito bites
In suburban backyards and at family picnic gatherings across the United States, mosquitoes are a common pest. People are most likely to get bitten by mosquitoes during the warm and lazy summer months,...
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Mosquitoes: Fact and Fiction When it Comes to Bite Prevention
Expert Sam R. Telford, III, from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine debunks and confirms the best advice for a mosquito-free summer
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