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.

"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 ...

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 ...