Naming the players in the itch-scratch circuit is a step toward tailoring treatments ... the body responds by activating white blood cells called mast cells that release their own chemical defenses to ...

Next time you feel an itch, remember that your brain's vast network of neurons informs it whether it is an itch or pain. A ...

Discover why your skin feels itchier at night and learn practical ways to stop nighttime itching for better sleep.

Scratching your skin can feel satisfying, but learn how it impacts inflammation and bacterial infection defense.

“For example, a mosquito usually bites you and then you feel itchy. You don't scratch right when the mosquito is biting you.” Now, in a study published today in Science, researchers at the University ...

Perpetuation of the itch-scratch cycle (see Figure 1) alters the integrity of skin leading to barrier damage. Scratching also causes undesirable changes in skin such as lichenification and prurigo ...

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