Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She likens the itchiness to a... Chronic itch is miserable. Scientists are just ...

A mosquito touches down on your arm, and next thing you know, there’s that telltale red bump — and boy is it unbearably itchy. Scratching is nothing more than a distraction — a pleasurable way to ...

Every single summer, I become a woman possessed, and all of my waking hours are consumed by the desire to scratch at my incredibly itchy skin. For a long time, I kept this a secret because, well, it's ...

Scratch an itch and you get ... aaaaaah. Now scientists have watched spinal nerves transmit that relief signal to the brain in monkeys, a possible step toward finding new treatments for persistent ...

Do you feel an itch, right now, working its way down the back of your neck? Scratching temporarily relieves that itch, but can also make it worse. Now researchers at the Center for the Study of Itch ...

Runner's itch, when your legs get itchy during a run, is a common problem. Experts share why it happens and how to alleviate ...

CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sibel Health, an award-winning medical technology company that develops advanced wearable sensors, software, and AI/ML algorithms for clinical trials and clinical ...

Welcome to “CSI: Mosquito,” where we try to figure out why we’re itchy all of a sudden. Oh, wait. I guess the title gives it away. A mosquito bit us. Another case solved! And yet, just as every ...

We've all had bug bites, or dry scalp, or a sunburn that causes itch. But what if you felt itchy all the time — and there was no relief? Journalist Annie Lowrey suffers from primary biliary ...