There are few things more maddening than inner-ear itches - they're the literal definition of an itch you can't scratch. Of ...

Do you find yourself constantly scratching your ear? The sensation can be relentless, driving you to grab a cotton swab to ...

Scratching an itch can bring a contradictory wave of pleasure and misery. A mouse study on scratching, reported in the Jan. 31 Science, fleshes out this ...

The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, ...

Scratching is often pleasurable, which suggests that, in order to have evolved, this behavior must provide some kind of ...

Scratching an itchy rash worsens inflammation by triggering pain-sensing neurons and activating mast cells, creating a ...

While usually, it is a time of rejuvenation and freshness, for some, they also bring an irritating problem: itchy ears. If you find yourself constantly scratching your ears after waking up ...

The itch from bug bites, rashes, and other skin conditions can sometimes be so overpowering that it feels impossible to avoid ...

Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.

Mice that were free to scratch their itchy ears saw the number of immune cells go up and levels of infection-causing bacteria ...

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...