New research suggests an existing medicine could turn human blood into poison for mosquitos, killing them within hours.

In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are currently used to reduce mosquito numbers and malaria risk. One of these includes the antiparasitic ...

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

A drug used to treat a rare inherited disease has been found to make human blood toxic to malaria-carrying mosquitoes. It ...

Scientists have a radical new plan for controlling mosquito numbers and fighting malaria: lacing human blood with a drug that ...

A single dose of the drug nitisinone could render a person’s blood lethal to mosquitoes for five days, modelling suggests.

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, according to new research.

A study found when patients take the drug nitisinone, their blood becomes deadly to mosquitoes. In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are ...

New research suggests that the mosquito-borne malady can be curbed by getting the insects to consume the drug nitisinone. As malaria and other illnesses spread by mosquitoes become increasingly ...

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