Having itchy skin can be a sign of anything from irritating clothing to eczema, but an oncologist has warned that your ...

A MUM-OF-TWO has told how a pain triggered by sipping wine and itchy legs were the only early warning signs of her deadly ...

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 ...

A research team has uncovered the neural mechanisms underlying the processing of pain and itch in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). This study provides new insights into how the brain distinguishes ...

A research team led by KAANG Bong-Kiun, director of the Center for Cognition and Sociality within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), and KO Hyoung-Gon, professor at Kyung Hee University College of ...

A couple of years after a kind doctor rhythmically thumped a series of “tender points” and declared me diagnosed with fibromyalgia for life, I found myself scratching an itch like my survival depended ...

Formalin was injected into the hind paw and histamine into the neck of a mouse to induce pain and itch, respectively. The activation patterns of anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) neurons were then ...

Apply aloe vera gel, hydrocortisone cream, or a cold compress to the itchy area. Consider changing your laundry detergent to ...