The itch from bug bites, rashes, and other skin conditions can sometimes be so overpowering that it feels impossible to avoid scratching them. But new research explains why you might want to hold off ...

an eczema in which allergens or skin irritants cause itchy rashes—and scratching those rashes aggravates the situation. They induced the symptoms in normal mice, as well as mice without itch ...

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

Scratching an itchy rash worsens inflammation by triggering pain-sensing neurons and activating mast cells, creating a ...

The research highlights why avoiding scratching is essential for healthier skin. Scratching may feel good in the moment, but it often makes rashes worse by increasing inflammation. While it can help ...

After a day, normal mice without cones had 10 times fewer S. aureus bacteria on their skin, compared to the mice with cones and those without itch-sensing neurons.

Find out about sun rashes. No one can predict whether a sunburn ... However, the itching will usually resolve within a few days as the skin heals. Hell’s itch can result from sunburn, but ...

The itching starts as your tattoo begins to heal, which is a natural response from your skin. A fresh tattoo involves tiny ...

US millionaire Bryan Johnson left Nikhil Kamath’s podcast early due to a ‘pollution rash’ in India Can air pollution really ...