Recently, in a study posted in the Neurons Journal, scientists at the Salk Institute identified a brain pathway that is associated with the mechanical sensation of itching. It is distinctly different ...

It can be a relief to scratch the occasional itch, but when an itch gets out of control and doesn’t stop it can become a serious health problem. Scientists at the University of California, San ...

Nemolizumab, which targets the interleukin-31 pathway, rapidly improves itch and sleep in people with atopic dermatitis and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Itch was long misunderstood. Now, it is a rapidly growing field of research. Experts discuss the science behind ...

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that allergens in the environment often are to blame for episodes of acute itch in eczema patients, and that the ...

Does watching someone else relieve a nagging itch spark the same impulse in you? A study in mice suggests contagious itching may have evolved as a reflex to protect animals from threats. Now, Chen and ...

It starts with a slight tingle. Then a prickle. Soon you’re frantically scratching, but when you look down at your skin, there’s… nothing there. No redness, no bumps, no rash—just normal-looking skin ...

Everybody itches. Sometimes itch serves as a useful warning signal — there's a bug on your back! But sometimes itch arises for no apparent reason, and can be a torment. Think of the itchy skin ...

In addition to a skin rash, many eczema sufferers also experience chronic itching, but sometimes that itching can become torturous. Worse, antihistamines -- the standard treatment for itching and ...

Researchers have identified a pathway in the brains of mice that is activated when the animals see other mice scratching and that, surprisingly, does not involve the brain's visual cortex. Researchers ...

The problem with having skin is that it’s not blemishless and can burn very badly and is liable to develop rashes or sores, not to mention cancers, and—at once more benign and, in the moment, just as ...