The challenge last time was to find a word for the bliss that comes from scratching a serious itch. “I don’t know what you would call that feeling,” Naomi Angoff Chedd, of Brookline, admitted, and ...

When you’ve got an itch, your first instinct is to scratch it, bringing instant relief. However, any relief from scratching [ ...

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

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The research highlights why avoiding scratching is essential for healthier skin. Scratching may feel good in the moment, but it often makes rashes worse by increasing inflammation. While it can help ...

In response, the body prioritizes central blood volume by reducing circulation to the skin, which can result in a purple-red rash appearing on the cheeks and the bridge of the nose. Shaped ...

So why do we have it if it makes the condition worse? Well, the scientists think that though the reaction may worsen the rash itself, it could also offer an immune response to certain bacteria.

Well, the scientists think that though the reaction may worsen the rash itself, it could also offer an immune response to ...

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research using mice as a model, scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a ...

"Scratching is often pleasurable, which suggests that, in order to have evolved, this behavior must provide some kind of benefit," the senior study author said.

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in ...