Emma Court

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Emma Court

Voyage Foods’ coffee alternative includes chickpeas as an ingredient in their bean-free beverages. (Bloomberg) -- The steaming liquid in the cup is thin and brown, with a familiar if not exceptional taste. “Like the coffee you’d get in a deli,” as one of my coworkers put it. Only the label of this medium roast blend by Atomo Coffee betrays that, in addition to coffee beans, the brew also contains things like date seeds and carob.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Joe Wertz |Emma Court

Today’s newsletter covers another terrible consequence of global warming: the increased spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Our London-based weather reporter Joe Wertz first looks at the alarming news that West Nile virus was recently detected in the UK. Later, our climate and health reporter Emma Court tells us about a potential breakthrough in slowing the spread of malaria. For unlimited access to climate and energy news, please subscribe.

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Emma Court

In the fight against malaria, global health workers have long relied on bed nets treated with insecticide to ward off disease-transmitting mosquitos. But with insecticide resistance rising, a new study suggests an alternative approach: Use drugs to cure the insects before they can infect anyone. Malaria spreads when a mosquito infected with a parasite bites a human.

2 weeks ago | infobae.com | Emma Court

En la lucha contra la malaria, los trabajadores de salud global han confiado durante mucho tiempo en mosquiteros tratados con insecticidas para ahuyentar a los mosquitos transmisores de la enfermedad. Pero con la creciente resistencia a los insecticidas, un nuevo estudio sugiere un enfoque alternativo: usar medicamentos para curar a los insectos antes de que puedan infectar a alguien. La malaria se propaga cuando un mosquito infectado con un parásito pica a un ser humano.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Emma Court

An Anopheles gambiae mosquito that has fed on blood rests on netting material treated with antiparasitic drug candidates. (Bloomberg) -- In the fight against malaria, global health workers have long relied on bed nets treated with insecticide to ward off  disease-transmitting mosquitos. But with insecticide resistance rising, a new study suggests an alternative approach: Use drugs to cure the insects before they can infect anyone.