Compounds derived from coconut oil have been found to repel some insects better than DEET, a synthetic chemical considered the "gold standard" of repellents, according to a U.S. Department of ...

A review in Pediatric Dermatology provides an overview of current evidence on the safe use of the popular insect repellent N, N-diethyl-3 meta-toluamide (DEET) in children. It outlines pediatric ...

Some worry that this active ingredient is toxic. Here’s what we know about its effect on human health. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Isobel Whitcomb Q: Everyone ...

Not sure what the deal is with DEET insect repellent? A pediatrician weighs in on the biggest benefits and the most common misconceptions. Name a bigger nuisance than a bug bite. (We’ll wait.) ...

Molecular Geometry: If you are looking for the topic of molecular geometry, well you have come to the right place. Molecular geometry is an important topic for students. If students understand it ...

The results: the most effective repellents against mosquitoes and ticks contain 25 to 30 percent deet as their active ingredient. All excel in protection. If you’re concerned about using deet ...

DEET, chemically named N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is an active ingredient in many insect repellents. The compound works by interfering with insects' ability to smell humans, essentially making us ...

Diseases caused by bug bites are on the rise, with growing concern about red-meat allergy and other illnesses associated with tick bites and new reports of mosquitoes carrying malaria and West ...

But before you coat everyone with bug spray, we want to Verify, can you use bug spray with DEET on your dogs? Our sources are Dr. Chrstine Hayes, the medical director for the National Poison ...

Decurtins wondered if the same geometry that describes how planets fracture could explain how molecules assemble. Over the next year, Domokos and his colleagues used geometric thinking to unpack the ...