Researchers may be closer to understanding why scratching evokes a rewarding and pleasurable sensation in patients with chronic itch. Using advanced fMRI, they looked at brain activity while chronic ...

(BETHESDA, MD) -- Intense itching and the urge to scratch are symptoms of many chronic skin ailments. A new study conducted by Oxford University researchers has found that different reactions in the ...

The medical community refers to an itching feeling anywhere on the body as pruritus. Itchy ankles may be a sign of an underlying skin condition or another medical condition. Irritation may be made ...

I have an itchy dog. Bella has suffered from skin allergies and chronic itchiness her entire adult life. (We adopted her when she was about 9 months old.) We’ve tried as many different therapies as ...

I have an itchy dog. Bella has suffered from skin allergies and chronic itchiness her entire adult life. (We adopted her when she was about 9 months old.) We’ve tried as many different therapies as ...