We've all had bug bites, or dry scalp, or a sunburn that causes itch. But what if you felt itchy all the time — and there was no relief? Journalist Annie Lowrey suffers from primary biliary ...

Source: Orrling and Tomer S. A hand scratching at a pruritus on arm. April 2010. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Human bodies can itch in countless ways. Mosquito bites ...

Do you often found yourself being tickled or even tormented by itches and scratches? If this is your case, then it is because your body is trying to send you a message and communicate with you. 🧍 The ...

The twinge begins in the afternoon: toes. At my desk, toes, itching. Toes, toes, toes. I don’t normally think about my toes. But as I commute home in a crowded subway car, my feet are burning, and I ...

Mosquito bites itch due to an immune system reaction to the insect's saliva. Scratching a bite releases more histamines, which increases inflammation and itching. To soothe a bite, you can apply a ...

If you have ever brushed your hand against a thorn or been bitten by a mosquito, you know that feeling pain vs. an itch are two different experiences. A new study published in Nature Communications ...