Cross-reactivity is defined as an adaptive immune response to one antigen that leads to reactivity with other antigens. This is due to the structural similarity of the allergen epitopes 1,2. It is ...

There is a particular kind of moment that triggers it. The light comes on. Something moves along the wall or across the floor. Before thought catches up, the instinct kicks in. Most people reach for a ...

A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands. As ...

Of all the creatures that have ever sent a person screaming out of a kitchen, the cockroach has probably earned the most ...

Hidden behind stacks of cardboard across factories in China, billions of cockroaches are quietly fueling a multi-million-dollar revolution that could change the way we eat and live. Humans may be ...

A rare cockroach expert who names new species after Tolkien's fictional creatures, Philippines scientist Christian Lucanas says the disease-bearing bugs deserve more study – and credit – for the ...