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The itch from bug bites, rashes, and other skin conditions can sometimes be so overpowering that it feels impossible to avoid ...

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

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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 that uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model of a type of eczema ...

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

“In addition to decreasing the inflammation by decreasing lesional staphylococcus aureus, the mupirocin treatment also lowered skin monocyte levels, which are important in driving cutaneous lupus,” ...

How many times were you told not to scratch an itchy rash when you were a kid because you’d only make it worse? Well, it turns out that advice was actually correct and now we know why, according to a ...

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