With the arrival of spring and rising temperatures, mosquitoes return to bother the population, causing itching and discomfort during the night. A new study conducted by Rockefeller University in New York may have found an explanation for why some people are more bitten than others.
According to the research, the answer may lie in the natural acids present on human skin, which function as attractants for different types of mosquitoes. This discovery aims to understand why some people are more likely to be targeted by the insects.
Matthew DeGennaro, a neurogeneticist from the International University of Florida in Miami, who participated in the study as a research partner, stated that the goal is to understand which risks people face when being bitten, since all the mosquitoes studied are disease vectors.
