Figure 1. 1 H NMR spectrum acquired at 100 MHz of a neat sample of repellent. The DEET molecule is displayed, and its protons are assigned in the spectrum. Image Credit: Nanalysis Corp. NMR is an ...

The DEET molecule is displayed, and its protons are assigned in the spectrum. Image Credit: Nanalysis Corp. NMR is an ...

Virginia has reported a dramatic spread in tick-borne illnesses in suburban neighborhoods. It's expected to get worse.

Galactose-α-1,3-galactose, informally called α-gal, is the foreign sugar molecule that alpha-gal syndrome takes its name from. ... Use DEET or other repellants on your clothing.

I was quickly diagnosed with a wheat allergy, so for 11 years, every time I would get sick, I thought I had been contaminated by wheat.” Debbie Nichols does not remember the tick that transmitted her ...

Those diagnosed with the syndrome have to avoid eating anything with the alpha-gal sugar molecule in it, ... and pants (an insect repellent containing either DEET, picaridin, IR 3535, 2 ...

This molecule is common in non-primate mammals but foreign to humans. The immune system reacts by attacking the molecule and, in doing so, causes allergic reactions that range from hives to ...

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 compound secreted by donkey skin, (E)-2-octenal, effectively repels adult Ixodes scapularis ticks, performing as well as or better than DEET in laboratory tests.

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in ...