Could a Warming Planet Increase the Spread of the Zika and West Nile Viruses?
Climate change may be supercharging mosquito evolution and making more of the world hospitable to the insects that can carry dangerous diseases.
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Does Light Pollution Increase the Spread of Disease?
Many issues are exacerbated by light pollution, and new research suggests the spread of West Nile virus may be another one.
Tackling West Nile With Bacteria May Worsen the Disease
New research involving West Nile Virus suggests scientists should exercise extreme caution when using an experimental form of disease control.
West Nile Mosquitoes Emphasize the Local in Global Warming
A hotter world will indeed be a sicker world, but how that happens will be a local affair.
When the Immune System Tolls
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Yale University (studying mice) pinpoint the first line of defense the immune…