Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic compound that has the potential to treat malaria and block its transmission.

A new approach to antimalarial development, aided by high-throughput screening, could help to overcome resistance.

An international research team headed by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Center for ...

As Brazil’s Atlantic Forest shrinks, mosquitoes that once fed on many animal species appear to be shifting toward humans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Atlantic Forest on the eastern coast of South America is home to about 40 different mosquito species. Dr. Sérgio Lisboa ...

Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and fishes. However, due to human expansion, only about a third of ...

As deforestation and habitat loss drive down wildlife populations, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to another source for their blood meal: humans. That’s the finding of a new study in Brazil’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers in Brazil analyzed blood samples from mosquitoes collected in nature reserves in the Atlantic Forest, a heavily ...

Deforestation has reduced the plants and animals on which mosquitoes feed. As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals, a shift that ...

Mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood is rising, reveals new research. Scientists found that some of the blood-sucking insects really are targeting humans more than other food sources. They say the ...