Scratching isn't great for your skin , but new research shows why it feels good. "To our surprise, we found that areas of the brain associated with unpleasant or aversive emotions and memories became ...

PITTSBURGH — When you feel that irresistible urge to scratch an itch, you’re activating an evolutionary defense system. New research from the University of Pittsburgh reveals a fascinating paradox: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Itching, and the subsequent urge to scratch, can make eczema worse. Kinga Krzeminska/Moment via Getty Images Itching can be ...

Scratching the skin triggers a series of immune responses culminating in an increased number of activated mast cells--immune cells involved in allergic reactions--in the small intestine, according to ...

Nestlé Skin Health’s latest app tracks skin scratching, even when the scratcher isn’t aware he or she is doing it. That could be during sleep or with cognitively impaired patients, as it’s being used ...

The problem with having skin is that it’s not blemishless and can burn very badly and is liable to develop rashes or sores, not to mention cancers, and—at once more benign and, in the moment, just as ...

Scratching isn't great for your skin, but new research shows why it feels good. "To our surprise, we found that areas of the brain associated with unpleasant or aversive emotions and memories became ...