Category: Research Findings

How Long do Mosquitos Live (Life Cycle of a Mosquito)

Benadine Nonye
How Long do Mosquitos Live (Life Cycle of a Mosquito)

Mosquito Life Cycle Birth Of A Bloodsucker: A Mosquito’s Life If there’s anything good about mosquitoes, it’s that they don’t live very long. The entire mosquito life cycle can be counted in days. Once they emerge from their pupal cocoons and take flight, male mosquitoes last less than a week, the females maybe a couple of months, and that’s only with ideal conditions. The bad news is that they are an extremely hardy type of insect. According to the University of California-Davis Mosquito Research Program, mosquitoes have been around for…

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Parrots collaborate with invisible partners

Benadine Nonye
Parrots

New study shows that peach-fronted conures have a surprisingly advanced talent for collaboration when it comes to finding food. This is important knowledge for biologists working with conservation of wild bird populations. It is well known that certain mammals and birds live in groups and help each other find food, care for the young, hunt or keep watch. Now, in a first, a new study describes that a parrot species — the peach-fronted conure — is capable of a very sophisticated form of collaboration: These birds are somehow able to…

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Mosquitoes engineered to repel dengue virus

Benadine Nonye
Mosquito

An international team of scientists has synthetically engineered mosquitoes that halt the transmission of the dengue virus. Led by biologists at the University of California San Diego, the research team describes details of the achievement in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the insects that spread dengue in humans, on January 16 in the journal PLOS Pathogens. Researchers in UC San Diego Associate Professor Omar Akbari’s lab worked with colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in identifying a broad spectrum human antibody for dengue suppression. The development marks the first engineered approach in…

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12 Safety Tips to Observe when Using a Public Transport

Benadine Nonye
12 Safety Tips to Observe when Using a Public Transport

Although using the public transport system is without any doubt a great way for a traveler to save money and live your normal simple life, but it also presents some risk. Before enjoying the public transportation in any city or country, take a moment to consider these important travel safety tips. 1. Look for an Official Badge or Permit Any legitimate taxi driver or bus driver in any public transport will have a badge displayed, so take a quick look around before you get in and feel free not to…

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The Link between Inflammation and Mental Sluggishness

Benadine Nonye
The Link between Inflammation and Mental Sluggishness

Source: University of Birmingham An estimated 12M UK citizens have a chronic medical condition, and many of them report severe mental fatigue that they characterize as ‘sluggishness’ or ‘brain fog’. This condition is often as debilitating as the disease itself. A team in the University’s Centre for Human Brain Health investigated the link between this mental fog and inflammation and the body’s response to illness. In a study published in Neuroimage, they show that inflammation appears to have a particular negative impact on the brain’s readiness to reach and maintain…

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