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Keeping mosquitoes away may be more important than ever as malaria returns to the continental US and other viral illnesses are also transmitted by them. Johns Hopkins mosquito expert Christopher Potter says most means to drive them off depend on …

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Mosquitoes seem to practice discernment when they choose which human they’ll bite. Christopher Potter, a mosquito expert at Johns Hopkins, says smell brings them in, with women who smell enticing being high on the list. Potter: The sense of smell …

Do mosquitoes have preferences when it comes to who they bite? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Mosquitoes looking to feed utilize many qualities of humans to find their prey. Exhaled carbon dioxide, unique human scents and infrared radiation all play a part. But it’s not until the mosquito actually lands on us that a final decision …

It’s the touch that finally does it when a mosquito is looking to feed, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

You may not think of yourself as especially odorous but your very breath combines with scents from your body to make a human bouquet that’s especially attractive to mosquitoes. That’s according to Christopher Potter, a mosquito expert at Johns Hopkins. …

Body odors work in concert with carbon dioxide to tip mosquitoes off to our presence, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Mosquitoes, relative in size to people, are tiny. How is it that they can locate us so efficiently when they’re looking for a blood meal? Mosquito expert Christopher Potter at Johns Hopkins explains. Potter: The first thing they use is …

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Mosquito borne illnesses may include those caused by viruses or parasites. With factors such as frequent international travel and climate change, conditions are improving for malaria to be seen more often in the United States, which is transmitted from the …

Should you be concerned about a malaria comeback in the US? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Along with longer days and warmer temperatures, summer heralds much more robust mosquito populations in the northern hemisphere. Johns Hopkins mosquito expert Christopher Potter describes the three species of mosquitoes found worldwide and the illnesses they’re associated with. Potter: There …

Now that summer is here mosquitoes are all around us, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Making CAR-T cells from donor bone marrow already used to treat someone’s cancer helped rein in cancer recurrence, a new study shows. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says this is one more place where an expansion …

Can a new method for developing CAR-T cells to treat cancer be expanded? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

CAR-T cells developed from bone marrow donors whose bone marrow had already been used to treat someone’s cancer may be able to rein in cancer recurrence, a new study finds. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says this …

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Specially engineered T cells, one component of immune cells in your body, are called CAR-T cells, and for several years now have been used to treat blood cancers and some other conditions, with some success. William Nelson, director of the …

Are CAR-T cells coming into their own as therapeutic agents? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →