Have you ever said, "No, a little to the left," during a back scratch because the itch itself seemed to move? Well, it has to ...

Studies show that scratching overrides itch signals and engages pain-modulating regions in the brain, creating a sense of ...

It can be a relief to scratch the occasional itch, but when itch gets out of control, it can become a serious health problem. How does the body know when to stop? Scientists at UC San Francisco are ...

I remember it well: our dark winter of itch when the kids were small. It started with a note sent home—years before the pandemic—that my child had been exposed, not to a deadly virus but to lice.

Feeling itchy? A wearable sensor can measure how bad it is by tracking how often you scratch yourself. Itching is associated with many diseases and in some cases can be debilitating, but diagnosing ...

What back scratcher is best? Have you suffered a seemingly unreachable itch? When you have an itch that you can’t reach, it can feel like a cruel joke. Thankfully, the elegant simplicity of a back ...