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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain
          ·October 3, 2017·3 min read

          ‘Gatekeeper’ in Itching Sensation Plays No Role in Pain Transmission

          Researchers reveal a neurotransmitter implicated in the itch sensation plays no role in the transmission of pain sensations.
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          This shows the researcher holding up a slide with different skin samples on it
          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·May 21, 2021·6 min read

          Skin Itch Mechanisms Differ on Hairless Versus Hairy Skin

          Researchers have identified significant differences in the mechanisms of chronic itch between hairy and non-hairy areas of the skin.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·September 7, 2020·3 min read

          Rubbing Skin Activates Itch-Relief Neural Pathway

          Stroking 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.
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          The image shows the itch and pain neurons.
          FeaturedGenetics
          ·October 15, 2013·3 min read

          Scientists Unravel Mechanisms in Chronic Itching

          Neurons which send itch signals also co-opt pain neurons to intensify the itching sensation, a new study reports.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·June 13, 2018·2 min read

          Neuropeptide Involved in Transmitting Itch Signal in Eczema Identified

          Researchers implicate the neuropeptide NPPB in generating the itching sensation symptomatic of eczema.
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          FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain
          ·June 1, 2016·4 min read

          New Class of Pain Relievers Discovered and Tested

          Researchers say a new compound simultaneously blocks two sought after pain targets.
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          Image shows someone scratching.
          FeaturedNeurology
          ·July 19, 2016·5 min read

          Potential New Target to Treat Itching

          A new study reports on how sensory neurons work together to transmit itch signals from the skin, via the spinal cord and to the brain.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·December 13, 2018·3 min read

          How the Brain Tells You to Scratch That Itch

          Researchers shed light on the mechanism that drives the uncontrollable urge to scratch an itch.
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          Image shows people scratching an itch.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 12, 2017·4 min read

          Brain Hardwired to Respond to Others’ Itching: Mouse Study

          According to researchers, socially contagious itching may be hard wired in the brain.
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          Image shows neurons and a person itching.
          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain
          ·February 23, 2017·4 min read

          Itch Neurons Play Role in Pain Management

          Study could help explain how pain often follows a chemical induced itch.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·July 13, 2019·3 min read

          An itch to scratch: Potential approach to chronic itch problem identified

          Blocking the NPR1 receptor on the spinal cords of mice and humans may help reduce chronic itching.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 7, 2016·5 min read

          Antibody Can Soothe Raging, Nerve Driven Poison Ivy Itch

          Researchers have successfully blocked an immune system protein with an antibody to stop itching associated with poison ivy contact.
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