Cockroaches and their gut microbes can break down polystyrene and use it as energy, offering new clues for plastic waste ...

A new molecular analysis reveals that many patients labeled as cockroach-allergic may actually be reacting to shared proteins found across mites, seafood, and insects, highlighting the need for more ...

There's a good reason a cockroach elicits a feeling of disgust when we see one scuttle past. Cockroaches carry a wide range of diseases and pathogens including bubonic plague, dysentery, hepatitis, ...

The wheal size on a skin prick test and interleukin-10 T-cell responses may predict which sensitized children with asthma will have a response to cockroach nasal challenge.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown a link between the size of cockroach home infestations and the levels of both allergens and endotoxins in those homes, with lowering roach ...

"When you eliminate cockroaches, you eliminate their allergens," added Coby Schal, co-corresponding author on the study. "Small decreases in cockroaches don't lower allergen levels because the ...