Ixodes scapularis. Because acute infection can be asymptomatic, diagnosis can be elusive and may be delayed. This patient had several symptoms: fatigue, shortness of breath, night sweats and malaise.

This paper presented a distributed arc fault monitoring method for medium-voltage (MV) switchgear using fluorescent optical fibers. The system overcomes the challenges of long-distance sensing with ...

State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, 639 Longmian Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing 211198, China ...

Bioluminescence is a phenomenon in which an organism absorbs light at one wavelength, then emits it at another The new evidence of biofluorescence suggests that these dazzling birds might have yet ...

An alpha-gal allergy—also referred to as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS)—is an allergic reaction to red meat, such as beef, pork, lamb, or other mammal products. This condition is most often caused by a tick ...

If you're a mosquito magnet, it's because you have more of what attracts mosquitoes. Studies show that 20% of people are particularly irresistible to these pests. Mosquitoes may bite you more for ...

a growing problem driven in the U.S. by black-legged ticks (or Ixodes scapularis). Researchers have been trying for decades to understand just how the tiny tick is able to evade the human body’s ...

Other recorded species include the Asian longhorn tick and Ixodes cookei. Research has shown some adult ticks can overwinter, even during freezing cold conditions. Spring has come to New York ...

Researchers reviewed a case study from Maine to establish Ixodes scapularis as a potential carrier of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). (Image Credits: Pixabay) Alpha-Gal Syndrome Causes, Diagnosis ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the Maine CDC and other institutions, has confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) may be responsible for ...

Scientists are using these fluorescent features to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported in extreme environments, which may reveal how life could persist in faraway places ...