mosquitoes

Progress against malaria has stalled. Now a team is trying a new tactic.

The insects were created, using CRISPR, to carry a powerful "gene drive." The mosquitoes could provide a potent weapon against malaria, but they raise fears about unpredictable environmental effects.

What if human diet drugs curb the appetite of bloodthirsty mosquitoes? That's the question a new study set out to investigate.

Scientists demonstrate that a "gene drive" can rapidly spread a genetic mutation through a species, perhaps providing a potent new weapon against malaria. But there are plenty of skeptics.

Feeding mosquitoes artificial blood could help get them ready to go out in the world and stanch the flow of disease — and reduce the need for animal blood

There are two animated anti-malarial videos out there — a new one from the "Wallace and Gromit" team and a 1943 Disney cartoon that put the seven dwarfs under bed nets.

Bug-repellent wristbands? Victoria's Secret perfume? That old standby DEET? A look at the newest — and the tried-and-truest — methods of keeping skeeters from biting.

Is your destination too dangerous? How do you protect yourself from health threats?

And once it's there, it moves around. And around. There's a new report on the worm out this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Researchers are trying to figure out what makes a mosquito more likely to bite people infected with malaria.

That's what researchers wondered as they look at new ways to stop the spread of malaria. A new study reports on the impact of ivermectin on skeeters.

Methylene blue used to be an anti-malarial treatment but fell out of favor. Researchers wondered, what if it were added to a current medication?