Study could help explain how pain often follows a chemical induced itch.
Researchers reveal a neurotransmitter implicated in the itch sensation plays no role in the transmission of pain sensations.
Researchers shed light on the mechanism that drives the uncontrollable urge to scratch an itch.
Study identifies a potential drug target in the skin for itching.
Researchers have discovered a dedicated neural pathway that transmits the itchy feeling triggered by light touch.
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.
A new case study reveals medical marijuana may provide rapid relief for sufferers of chronic itch. Researchers say THC attaches itself to brain receptors that influence the nervous system. This reduces inflammation and nervous system activity, leading to a reduction in itch sensation.
Neurons which send itch signals also co-opt pain neurons to intensify the itching sensation, a new study reports.
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.
Researchers have discovered two distinct pathways through which a single molecule can cause both painful and itchy skin.
According to researchers, socially contagious itching may be hard wired in the brain.
Researchers say a new compound simultaneously blocks two sought after pain targets.
