A new study finds that some people really are 'mosquito magnets' and it probably has to do with the way they smell.
A new study finds that some people really are "mosquito magnets" and it probably has to do with the way they smell.
"If you have high levels of this stuff on your skin, you're going to be the one at the picnic getting all the bites," said study author Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University in New York. "They would basically swarm to the most attractive subjects," De Obaldia said. "It became very obvious right away."
By testing the same people over multiple years, the study showed that these big differences stick around, said Matt DeGennaro, a neurogeneticist at Florida International University who was not involved with the research.Out of the favorites, the researchers found a common factor: Mosquito magnets had high levels of certain acids on their skin. These "greasy molecules" are part of the skin's natural moisturizing layer, and people produce them in different amounts, Vosshall said.
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