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Exposure to pyrethroid insecticides linked to mortality

31.12.2019 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Environmental exposure to pyrethroid insecticides is associated with an increased risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Wei Bao, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, and colleagues examined the correlation of pyrethroid exposure with all-cause and cause-specific mortality using data from 2,116 adults aged […]

Selection of a pyrethroid metabolic enzyme CYP9K1 by malaria control activities

20.04.2018 Health Problems

Researchers from LSTM, with partners from a number of international institutions, have shown the rapid selection of a novel P450 enzyme leading to insecticide resistance in a major malaria vector. In a paper published in PNAS the team of researchers led by LSTM’s Professor Janet Hemingway describe how operational malaria control activities, and a move back to pyrethroid based indoor […]