Although malaria elimination has been reported in 14 countries, human health risk reduction against vector-borne diseases remains dire. With neither effective treatment nor widely available ...

The researchers say that, to their knowledge, this is the first demonstration of programmable, site-specific integration of a large DNA payload into T cells in vivo.

The pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is the most devastating parasite of pine forests across Eurasia. To combat ...

In the 21st century, the Star Princess, a cruise liner operated by Princess Cruises, has proven no exception. According to a ...

Targeted indoor residual spraying focuses insecticide applications on common resting surfaces of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (an arboviral disease vector) in houses, such as exposed lower sections of ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time, scientists have successfully treated someone suffering from Huntington’s disease, a fatal genetic illness with no cure. The Mayo Clinic reports that the ...

I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I removed my outdoor ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Of all the creatures associated with Florida — alligators, flamingos, manatees — possibly the most consequential doesn’t show up in tourism ads or on travel websites. Did you ...

Biologists studying disease vectors have been shaken by the shutdown, after 20 years, of VectorBase, a crucial bioinformatics resource that integrates data on invertebrates of importance for human ...

Researchers have found a new way to identify genetic targets useful for control of mosquito populations, potentially offering an alternative to insecticides. Their study focused on the genetic basis ...

Climate change has become a pressing public health crisis around the world, as disease patterns worsen and emerge in regions where they did not exist before. Health experts are particularly concerned ...