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Published On January 15, 2009
TECHNOLOGY
Banishing Mosquitoes
A simple technology nets a decline in malaria incidence and deaths.
In July, the one-millionth “long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito net” was distributed in southern Sudan. The nets, draped around sleeping areas, kill female anopheles mosquitoes, the prime carriers of malaria. By eliminating insects in one home, the nets can reduce the overall number of mosquitoes in an area, even in nearby homes without nets. Along with artemisinin-based combination therapies and the spraying of insecticide indoors, the nets have contributed to a 50% decline in malaria incidence and deaths in 29 nations during the past seven years.
Dispatches
Podcast: Polar Lessons Researchers are untangling how animals can live in the Arctic and Antarctic cold. The applications for human medicine could be vast.
Putting the Dead to Rest Students at the New York Academy of Art are using their sculptural and artistic training to reconstruct the faces of unidentified remains.
On Her Wavelength Indoor light can affect health in good ways and bad. Photobiologist Mariana Figueiro wants to get patients the optimal exposure.
Second Opinion Fall 2018 Experts reflect on the rise of fake medical news and better ways to treat depression.
First Thoughts Tiny models of the brain are becoming more complex. When should the ethicists step in?
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