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Released: 14-Feb-2024 11:05 PM EST
Climate change drived the emergence of West Nile virus in Europe
Universite Libre de Bruxelles

West Nile virus is an emerging pathogen in Europe and represents a public health threat in previously non-affected European countries

Newswise: Mosquitoes: Fact and Fiction When it Comes to Bite Prevention
Released: 10-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Mosquitoes: Fact and Fiction When it Comes to Bite Prevention
Tufts University

Expert Sam R. Telford, III, from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine debunks and confirms the best advice for a mosquito-free summer

Newswise: WashU Expert: How to avoid mosquito bites
Released: 18-May-2023 8:05 AM EDT
WashU Expert: How to avoid mosquito bites
Washington University in St. Louis

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, says Katie Westby, vector and disease ecologist at Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis’ environmental field station in Eureka, Mo.

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Released: 21-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
Newswise

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 medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

       
Released: 10-Apr-2023 2:30 PM EDT
Light pollution may extend mosquitoes’ biting season
Ohio State University

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 disease-carrying pests may not survive the winter, or their dormancy period may simply be delayed.

   
Newswise: Humans bite back by deactivating mosquito sperm
Released: 16-Mar-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Humans bite back by deactivating mosquito sperm
University of California, Riverside

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.

   
Newswise: Small, convenient mosquito repellent device passes test to protect military personnel
Released: 30-Jan-2023 8:30 AM EST
Small, convenient mosquito repellent device passes test to protect military personnel
University of Florida

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.

   
Newswise: To track disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers tag them with DNA barcodes
Released: 29-Nov-2022 7:50 PM EST
To track disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers tag them with DNA barcodes
Colorado State University

West Nile, Zika, dengue and malaria are all diseases spread by bites from infected mosquitoes.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Preventing the next pandemic: Leaders of Pacific Rim Universities meet in Bangkok, Thailand
Newswise

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, university presidents, and top researchers. This event begins Nov 15 at 9 PM EST.

       
Released: 2-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Wildfires are intensifying around the world. Here are the latest headlines in wildfires research for media
Newswise

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 added to the Wildfires channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 1-Jul-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Hiking Safety for Kids: Expert Tips
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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, MD, attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and former ranger in the Sierra Mountains, points out tips on how to prevent bug bites, proper animal interaction and empowering kids to explore the outdoors in a safe and smart way.

Newswise: UC San Diego Biology Lab Receives $1.4M Grant to Fight Malaria Spread
Released: 30-Mar-2022 1:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Biology Lab Receives $1.4M Grant to Fight Malaria Spread
University of California San Diego

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 than 200 million people.

Released: 30-Sep-2021 11:55 AM EDT
Study: West Nile Virus Cases Predicted to Increase in New York, Connecticut Due to Climate Change
University at Albany, State University of New York

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.

   
Released: 19-Aug-2021 3:00 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021
Newswise

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 measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

Released: 28-May-2021 2:00 PM EDT
Researchers Create New CRISPR Tools to Help Contain Mosquito Disease Transmission
University of California San Diego

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 Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus and the pathogen causing avian malaria.

   
Released: 23-Jan-2020 2:25 PM EST
Here, There and Everywhere: Large and Giant Viruses Abound Globally
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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 viruses (NCLDV) supergroup, expanding virus diversity in this group 10-fold from just 205 genomes.

   
29-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
Like Zika, West Nile Virus Causes Fetal Brain Damage, Death in Mice
Washington University in St. Louis

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 University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings suggest that Zika may not be unique in its ability to cause miscarriages and birth defects.

8-Nov-2017 8:55 AM EST
Closing the Rural Health Gap: Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural Health Disparities
Newswise

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 Council are leading the way to close the rural health gap.

       
Released: 4-Apr-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Pre-Existing Immunity to Dengue and West Nile Viruses May Cause Increased Risk in Zika-Infected
Mount Sinai Health System

As the Zika virus continues to spread rapidly across the globe, it might pose a particular risk to people previously infected with two related viruses, dengue and West Nile, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found. Their study, published in the journal Science, may help explain the severe manifestations of Zika virus infection observed in specific populations, including those in South America.

Released: 10-Jan-2017 12:05 PM EST
Iowa State University 2016 Surveillance: No Zika-Associated Mosquitoes Found in State
Iowa State University

Mosquito surveillance efforts led by Iowa State University in 2016 found neither of the two species associated with the transmission of Zika virus. West Nile virus appeared more frequently in 2016 than it did in 2015.

Released: 5-Dec-2016 11:00 AM EST
New Mechanism to Control Human Viral Infections Discovered
University of California, Riverside

A team of researchers, co-led by a University of California, Riverside professor, has found a long-sought-after mechanism in human cells that creates immunity to influenza A virus, which causes annual seasonal epidemics and occasional pandemics.

Released: 22-May-2015 10:05 AM EDT
First Case in Texas: Four Ways to Protect Against West Nile Virus from Dr. Ross Tobleman
Baylor Scott and White Health

Follow the "four Ds" to prevent infection and decrease the spread of West Nile Virus this summer.

Released: 13-Sep-2012 11:00 AM EDT
“Siloed” Agencies Hindered in Efforts to Fight Animal-to-Human Diseases
New York University

The “siloed” structure of U.S. health agencies is hindering efforts to spot and combat animal-to-human afflictions, such as West Nile Virus, New York University sociologist Colin Jerolmack has concluded after conducting an organizational analysis of their operations.

Released: 4-Sep-2012 2:45 PM EDT
With No West Nile Vaccine in Sight, Self-Protection Is Key
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Because most years see low incidence rates of West Nile, vaccine research is challenging; UAB experts say reach for the DEET.

Released: 31-Aug-2012 3:30 PM EDT
Texas Tech Researcher Cites Complacency, Apathy For Recent West Nile Outbreak
Texas Tech University

A Texas Tech scientist who studies the disease warns the public to take precaution to keep from getting sick.

Released: 17-Aug-2012 9:00 AM EDT
West Nile on the Rise Again After a Quiet Decade
Rutgers University

A University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey expert describes symptoms and ways to protect yourself from the West Nile virus.


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