Despite the saying “happiness is having a scratch for every itch,” itching often makes the itchy skin condition worse. So why is the instinct so strong? In a study with mice, researchers from the ...

Desi Remedies for Summer Itching: The summer season brings with it excessive sweating. Due to sweat, humidity, and dust, skin ...

Natural Solutions for Summer Skin Irritation Summer Itching Remedies: The hot season often leads to excessive perspiration, ...

What’s common between a scratchy sweater, a mosquito bite, and poison ivy? A brush with any of them guarantees an itchy spot on the skin. Scratching that itch is extremely tempting because of how ...

From dry skin to allergies, here’s how to figure out what might be causing the itch.

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 head-scratching paradox and could point out ...

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 ...

Dry skin and inflammation can make an eczema rash itchy. Scratching may cause skin thickening, discoloration, and swelling and lead to infection and scarring. Various treatments and remedies can help ...

One of the greatest pleasures in life is to scratch an itch — in both the real and figurative sense. Although scratching an itch provides immediate (albeit temporary) relief, it may actually trigger ...

You can combat the vicious cycle caused by atopic dermatitis — aka eczema, a condition in which scratching leads to more itching — with simple but effective methods and treatments. Tanya Trevett, who ...

Working with mouse models, research led by the University of Michigan has revealed previously hidden biology of how ...

They show up without warning, turning your skin into a raised, red, relentlessly itchy landscape. And then they vanish just as mysteriously as they came, only to reappear days (or hours) later. Living ...