Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Revolutionary Drug Turns Blood Deadly for Mosquitoes

3/26/2025

27 3

Summary

Story summary

A groundbreaking discovery by researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine reveals that nitisinone, a drug for metabolic disorders, can turn human blood into a lethal substance for mosquitoes, killing them within hours. This innovative method holds promise in the fight against malaria, a disease responsible for over 600,000 deaths each year, though further research is essential to understand its ecological effects.

1 of 1

Story summary

A groundbreaking discovery by researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine reveals that nitisinone, a drug for metabolic disorders, can turn human blood into a lethal substance for mosquitoes, killing them within hours. This innovative method holds promise in the fight against malaria, a disease responsible for over 600,000 deaths each year, though further research is essential to understand its ecological effects.