While you may be aware of more common outdoor allergies, you may not know that plenty of things in your home could be causing ...

New allergies frequently pop up and their severities can change too – meaning Chloe has to keep track of them with a color-coded spreadsheet.

“The best way to avoid a jewellery allergy is to opt for hypoallergenic options. This is usually jewellery that contains no ...

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 ...

New research, published in the journal Science, shows how scratching actually aggravates inflammation and swelling in mice with a form of eczema known aa allergic contact dermatitis ...

Well, the scientists think that though the reaction may worsen the rash itself, it could also offer an immune response to ...

Researchers studied genetically modified mice that lack NP2 itch-sensing neurons, to investigate the connection between itch, scratch, and inflammation.

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

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

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

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

The most common symptom of a nickel allergy is contact dermatitis. This may manifest in various degrees ranging from minor itching and redness of the skin to the development of blisters at the ...