Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She ...

And I scratch. My body bears the evidence. Right now I am not itchy—well, I am mildly itchy, because writing about being itchy makes me itchy—yet my feet and legs are covered in patches of ...

Around one in six (17 per cent of us) is plagued by a generalised itch (all over the body, rather than in one spot) without an obvious skin condition - this figure is thought to rise to half of ...

It’s practically a given that random parts of your body are going to itch somewhere, at some point. But when your nipples start itching, it’s understandable to have questions. If you have a ...

Hives and rashes are two skin conditions that can look fairly similar. Here, experts explain the difference between hives and a rash, plus treatments.

An electrician whose itchy lump was initially dismissed as a ... a network of vessels and glands spread throughout your body. In the UK, more than 13,000 people are diagnosed with non-Hodgkin ...

These medications help block the release of histamines in the body (like the topical version does) and help to stop the mechanism that causes itching. You should follow the directions on the ...

Itch, he explains, is the body’s way of detecting threats such as skin infections before they can take hold. Subscribe to Technology Networks’ daily newsletter, delivering breaking science news ...

(NewsNation) — Tiny mites could be behind the itchy red rash afflicting people in regions where broods of cicadas swarmed ...

Antihistamines reduce the activity of the body’s histamine receptors, which can play a role in allergic reactions and itching. This may reduce swelling and itchiness. More recent research on ...

New language of sensors may aid search for better pain and itch treatments The human body’s sense of touch is so important ... and found that they occur more closely than would be randomly possible.

Targeting the kappa opioid receptor with an agonist is a new pharmacy strategy for treating moderate to severe CKD-associated ...