8 new weapons in the anti-mosquito arsenal
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Cases of West Nile virus highlight the urgency of dealing with disease-carrying mosquito populations, which are only growing… Cases of West Nile virus in areas of…
Compounds in Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbs May Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Lakshmi Supriya, PhD. via News-Medical Net – Using computational methods, a team of researchers identified three compounds in traditional Chinese medicine that could be used against SARS-CoV-2: quercetin, puerarin and kaempferol. …
Malaria Discovery Could Expedite Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University via Newswise – New research into malaria suggests targeting enzymes from the human host, rather than from the pathogen itself, could offer effective treatment for…
Volcanic Glass Spray Shows Promise in Controlling Mosquitoes
North Carolina State University via EurekAlert – An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic glass with water showed effective control of mosquitoes that carry malaria, according to…
