Research shows that higher levels of skin carboxylic acids make people 100 times more attractive to mosquitoes.

Scientists still don’t know why carboxylic acids seem to attract mosquitoes so strongly, Vosshall said. But the next step might be to explore the effects of reducing carboxylic acids on the skin.

Back to Healio Administration of high-dose omega-3 carboxylic acid compared with corn oil placebo did not reduce incidence of major adverse CV events among statin-treated adults with elevated ...

Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid. Its discovery in the distillation ... as a decalcifier and cleaning product, as a chemical reducing agent, as a preservative in animal feeds, and for ...

Now, the sour scents of carboxylic acids can be added to that list ... The scientists tried genetically modifying the insects to reduce their sensitivity to the acids. However, this did not affect the ...