Citing previous research into the attractiveness of carboxylic acid, a molecule that is part of the skin’s moisturizing layer, the Rockefeller scientists performed a chemical analysis looking ...

Mosquitos are drawn to people for a variety of reasons including blood type, odor and even the color of clothing you're ...

on their skin. One study found that people who were most attractive to mosquitoes have higher concentrations of carboxylic acid. Carboxylic acid alone attracts mosquitoes, but its effect is ...

The sebum is eaten by the millions of beneficial microorganisms found on human skin, which produces more carboxylic acid -- and will, in turn, produce an odor similar to cheese or smelly feet that ...