The itch from bug bites, rashes, and other skin conditions can sometimes be so overpowering that it feels impossible to avoid ...

Scratching an itchy rash worsens inflammation by triggering pain-sensing neurons and activating mast cells, creating a ...

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

Food allergy, or the aggressive immune system reaction following the consumption of a certain food or food ingredient, ...

That irresistible relief from scratching an itchy rash comes from the mild pain it causes, which distracts the brain from the ...

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

Mice that were free to scratch their itchy ears saw the number of immune cells go up and levels of infection-causing bacteria ...

Food allergies can be life-threatening due to the rapid and exaggerated immune response. While mucosal mast cells (MMCs) are ...