An itchy rash can be frustrating, and scratching often feels like the only relief. However, new research confirms that giving ...

A new study conducted in mice suggests that, although it's not all good, our urge to scratch at itchy skin may have an ...

The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, ...

Scratching is often pleasurable, which suggests that, in order to have evolved, this behavior must provide some kind of ...

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...

New research published in the journal Science uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal ...