Relief for millions of eczema patients is a major step nearer after scientists discovered why we know when to stop scratching ...

Outside of winter, chronic itch affects millions of people with conditions including eczema, psoriasis, and kidney disease. Understanding the precise biological mechanisms that regulate itch—including ...

The itch crept up my back, across my stomach and along my arms and legs. It flared during my morning runs and followed me to the office. It was particularly acute at night. I was covered in marks from ...

The itch crept up my back, across my stomach and along my arms and legs. It flared during my morning runs and followed me to the office. It was particularly acute at night.

Summer can be fun and exciting, but it also brings problems for women’s skin and intimate health. Hot weather and humidity make sweat stick to the skin, which can cause rashes, fungal ...

Scientists have identified a neural feedback mechanism that helps determine when scratching an itch should stop.

Scientists are studying a mechanism that helps tell the brain to stop scratching.