If you have a child with atopic dermatitis, you know that scratching itchy skin comes with the territory. Problem is, scratching only makes things worse. “Scratching itchy skin often triggers what’s ...

The sudden need to itch her palms and soles of her feet that hit Jayne Pilkington one night was so maddening she scratched them until they bled. ‘It felt like something was crawling deep in my veins ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Cold, dry winter weather can wreak havoc on our skin, drying it ...

People who can’t stop scratching itches may finally have a culprit to blame. In mice (and probably people), a protein called TRPV4 is involved both in starting an itch and stopping it after scratching ...

When you scratch an itch, something tells your brain when to stop. That moment of relief, when scratching feels "enough," is not accidental. Scientists have now identified a key molecular and neural ...

And what better way to raise a big pile of money for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota than buying nearly 300 video games and over 1,000 tabletop games for as much money as you want to give (with ...

Cholesterol-lowering medications such as statins can make your skin dry, itchy and flaky. Dreamstime TNS If you’ve started a cholesterol-lowering medication and noticed that your skin suddenly feels ...

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

PHOENIX — Seladelpar, a first-in-class, selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta agonist, shows significant improvement across key pruritus outcomes in patients with primary biliary ...