Being bit by a mosquito carrying dengue or Zika virus can make you sick. The infection can also make you even more attractive for other mosquitoes, new research finds. It’s an itchy concern for anyone ...

Some mosquito-borne viruses turn mice into alluring mosquito bait. Mice infected with dengue or Zika viruses — and people infected with dengue — emit a flowery, orange-smelling chemical that tempts ...

Some tropical viruses can change your scent to attract mosquitoes. This is how they find new hosts. Viruses that cause tropical diseases like dengue and Zika can hijack their host’s scent to better ...

Certain fears can be inherited through the generations, a provocative study of mice reports 1. The authors suggest that a similar phenomenon could influence anxiety and addiction in humans. But some ...

Chinese scientists have discovered that acetophenone, an organic compound commonly found in perfumes, fruits and vegetables, can make humans and mice "smell more enticing" to mosquitoes, according to ...

If a particular smell makes you uneasy but you don’t know why, perhaps you should ask your grandparents. Mice whose father or grandfather learned to associate the smell of cherry blossom with an ...

Certain fears can be inherited through the generations, a provocative study of mice reports. The authors suggest that a similar phenomenon could influence anxiety and addiction in humans. But some ...