Do you feel an itch, right now, working its way down the back of your neck? Scratching temporarily relieves that itch, but can also make it worse. Now researchers at the Center for the Study of Itch ...

Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She likens the itchiness to a... Chronic itch is miserable. Scientists are just ...

Scratch an itch and you get ... aaaaaah. Now scientists have watched spinal nerves transmit that relief signal to the brain in monkeys, a possible step toward finding new treatments for persistent ...

Twelve years ago, Britain's Basement Jaxx couldn't get a record label interested in releasing the group's first EP. Fast forward to 2005, when their Singles CD sold more than 800,000 copies worldwide.

Summertime provides wonderful moments outdoors. Whether you’re hiking trails or tending to garden beds is fine. Maybe enjoying a picnic in the park also happens. Yet, along with the sun and breezes, ...

Autumn is itchy season for many dogs and sleepless for you. Start with small checks that save skin and sanity. Scratchy ...

Ever had an itch you can't scratch? Maybe it's out of reach, or your hands are full, or you don't want to damage your skin. It can be deeply frustrating. And even though the itch response, or what ...

Chronic kidney disease brings a deep, constant itch that scratching and moisturisers cannot fix. This uremic pruritus stems ...

Feeling itchy? A wearable sensor can measure how bad it is by tracking how often you scratch yourself. Itching is associated with many diseases and in some cases can be debilitating, but diagnosing ...

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 ...