Despite the saying “happiness is having a scratch for every itch,” itching often makes the itchy skin condition worse. So why is the instinct so strong? In a study with mice, researchers from ...

Researchers have previously shown that itch and pain are deeply connected, but the interactions between the two are only partially understood. 4 “When you scratch, you scratch until you damage the ...

How many times were you told not to scratch an itchy rash when you were a kid because you’d only make it worse? Well, it turns out that advice was actually correct and now we know why, ...