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Anyone who has ever scratched a mosquito bite knows the moment when the urge finally fades and your hand pulls away. For ...

How does the body know when to stop scratching an itch? New research is giving us more insight. Scientists have long known about the itch-scratch cycle. When an irritant gets on your skin, a ...

A team of scientists from the University of Louvain in Belgium has discovered a vital process which helps your brain understand that you’ve scratched enough, an achievement that may revolutionise the ...

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 ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden “stop-scratching” signal in the nervous system that tells your brain when enough scratching is enough. The discovery centers on a molecule called TRPV4, which acts ...

TRPV4, an ion channel, is found in neurons classically associated with touch, called Aβ low-threshold mechanoreceptors. New research indicates that TRPV4 can generate itch, but it also helps trigger a ...

Relief for millions of eczema patients is a major step nearer after scientists discovered why we know when to stop scratching an itch. Researchers have identified a sensory channel that acts as the ...