Researchers are testing a product commonly used to treat ticks and fleas on pets to target fly and mosquito larvae with the goal of helping reduce the spread of diseases carried by these insects.
Researchers in the UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Cambridge screened more than 1,400 clinically-approved drug compounds using zebrafish and found carbonic anhydrase inhibitors – ...
The research also highlights potential avenues for repurposing existing drugs. Researchers found that trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, antibiotics used to treat other diseases, were also effective ...