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Your smell might be why mosquitoes bite you more than others, study

A close up of a mosquito on human skin.

A new study finds that some people really are "mosquito magnets" and it probably has to do with the way they smell.

The researchers found that people who are most attractive to mosquitoes produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell. And bad news for mosquito magnets: The bloodsuckers stay loyal to their favorites over time.

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