The research highlights why avoiding scratching is essential for healthier skin. Scratching may feel good in the moment, but ...

An itchy rash can be frustrating, and scratching often feels like the only relief. However, new research confirms that giving ...

Scratching is often pleasurable, which suggests that, in order to have evolved, this behavior must provide some kind of ...

The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, ...

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...

However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in the United States live with kidney disease, but only about 10% know they ...

"Erythema migrans, a rash with a great ability to spread through the skin, is a hallmark of Lyme disease, a serious bacterial ...

TikTok user @_nvrseeme was having a hard time with her winter skincare routine, which resulted in more breakouts than usual.

New research published in the journal Science uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...

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