Researchers identify the TRPV4 ion channel as the body's internal "stop scratching" signal, offering new hope for chronic itch relief.
Researchers identify a neural circuit in the lateral hypothalamus that suppresses itch during acute stress, offering new insights into chronic itch management.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have mapped a neural circuit in the brain involved in the complex relationship between itch and stress. Their findings, published in Cell Reports, ...
Neurologist L.J. Agostinelli, a graduate of the UI Medical Scientist Program, discovered a brain neuron group tied to pain and itch. Now, she’s published a brain stem atlas in The Journal of ...
Discover why we stop scratching. Researchers identify spinal cord neurons that signal when an itch is satisfied, offering hope for new chronic itch treatments.
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 ...
IISc scientists map neural circuit in brain identifying complex connection between skin itch and stress: Nandita Vijayasimha, Bengaluru Thursday, February 26, 2026, 08:00 Hrs [IST ...
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have mapped a neural circuit in the brain involved in the complex relationship between itch and stress. Their findings, published in Cell Reports, ...
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 ...
As you read this, try not to itch — or scratch. Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon and staff writer at The New Yorker, found himself itching a lot while writing his latest article, simply called "The Itch." ...
I remember it well: our dark winter of itch when the kids were small. It started with a note sent home—years before the pandemic—that my child had been exposed, not to a deadly virus but to lice.
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