FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·October 3, 2017·3 min read‘Gatekeeper’ in Itching Sensation Plays No Role in Pain TransmissionResearchers reveal a neurotransmitter implicated in the itch sensation plays no role in the transmission of pain sensations.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 21, 2021·6 min readSkin Itch Mechanisms Differ on Hairless Versus Hairy SkinResearchers have identified significant differences in the mechanisms of chronic itch between hairy and non-hairy areas of the skin.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 7, 2020·3 min readRubbing Skin Activates Itch-Relief Neural PathwayStroking the skin can be as effective at relieving an itch as scratching, a new study reports. Rubbing an itch activates touch receptors and recruits anti-itch neurons in the spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·October 15, 2013·3 min readScientists Unravel Mechanisms in Chronic ItchingNeurons which send itch signals also co-opt pain neurons to intensify the itching sensation, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 13, 2018·2 min readNeuropeptide Involved in Transmitting Itch Signal in Eczema IdentifiedResearchers implicate the neuropeptide NPPB in generating the itching sensation symptomatic of eczema.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·June 1, 2016·4 min readNew Class of Pain Relievers Discovered and TestedResearchers say a new compound simultaneously blocks two sought after pain targets.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 19, 2016·5 min readPotential New Target to Treat ItchingA new study reports on how sensory neurons work together to transmit itch signals from the skin, via the spinal cord and to the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2018·3 min readHow the Brain Tells You to Scratch That ItchResearchers shed light on the mechanism that drives the uncontrollable urge to scratch an itch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 12, 2017·4 min readBrain Hardwired to Respond to Others’ Itching: Mouse StudyAccording to researchers, socially contagious itching may be hard wired in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·February 23, 2017·4 min readItch Neurons Play Role in Pain ManagementStudy could help explain how pain often follows a chemical induced itch.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 13, 2019·3 min readAn itch to scratch: Potential approach to chronic itch problem identifiedBlocking the NPR1 receptor on the spinal cords of mice and humans may help reduce chronic itching.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 7, 2016·5 min readAntibody Can Soothe Raging, Nerve Driven Poison Ivy ItchResearchers have successfully blocked an immune system protein with an antibody to stop itching associated with poison ivy contact.Read More
