A woman is outside with a scent trail behind her that attracts two hungry mosquitoes.

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What Are Mosquitoes Attracted To?

Though mosquitoes kill millions of people every year through the diseases they transmit, they are not indiscriminate when it comes to choosing their hosts. Researchers shed light on why mosquitoes are attracted to certain people over others.

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Disease Scent Signatures Disclose What the Nose Knows

Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin pie and sides on a table

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The Smell of Food Affects Metabolism in Fasting Mice

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an <em>Aedes aegypti </em>mosquito, black with white dots and stripes on its joints and body, sitting on a person's skin and feeding.

Smelly Skin Compounds Draw Mosquitoes to Some People More than Others

Katherine Irving | | 3 min read

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Sex of Researcher Influences Ketamine’s Effects in Mice: Study

Shawna Williams | | 3 min read

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The Neuroscience Behind Why Mosquitoes Always Find You

Sophie Fessl, PhD | | 5 min read

Sleeping mice in chambers with mosquitoes behind them on a mesh

Mosquitoes Drawn to Hosts Infected by Dengue, Zika

Patience Asanga | | 4 min read

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Study: People “Click” Better When Their Body Odor Matches

Dan Robitzski | | 6 min read

close-up of an Aedes aegypti mosquito on human skin

Researchers Discover What Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans

Sophie Fessl, PhD | | 5 min read

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Even the Tiniest of Birds Use Smell in Some Situations

Jef Akst | | 4 min read

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Exposure to Chemical from Babies Linked to Aggression

Chloe Tenn | | 3 min read

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Bacterial Infections Disrupt Flies’ Sense of Smell

Abby Olena, PhD | | 4 min read

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Watch a Trained Pup Detect Prostate Cancer From a Urine Sample

Asher Jones | | 1 min read

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Dogs Are Teaching Machines to Sniff Out Cancer

Asher Jones | | 5 min read

The Scientist Speaks Podcast - Episode 12

The Scientist | | 1 min read

Researchers Make Mice Smell Odors that Aren’t Really There

Ruth Williams | | 3 min read

Loss of Smell, Taste May Be Reliable Predictor of COVID-19: Study

Ashley Yeager | | 3 min read

Smells of Nature Lower Physiological Stress

Ashley Yeager | | 4 min read

Smell May Be Possible Without Olfactory Bulbs

Jef Akst | | 2 min read

A section of a mouse piriform cortex, a layered structure important for smell processing

Image of the Day: Smell Circuits

Nicoletta Lanese | | 1 min read

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Stem Cells Delivered to the Nose Restore Mice’s Ability to Smell

Kerry Grens | | 2 min read

Image of the Day: On the Nose

Carolyn Wilke | | 1 min read

a photograph of an older man's upper back

Chemicals on the Skin Could Enable Parkinson’s Detection

Shawna Williams | | 2 min read

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