A man on Reddit doesn’t know what to do after his friend demanded half of his winnings from a bank promotion they referred him to. “If you refer a friend, both parties will get a scratch card that ...

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

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

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

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

Scratching an itch is almost irresistible — even though it can make a problem worse. Now researchers have discovered a ...

Mice that were free to scratch their itchy ears saw the number of immune cells go up and levels of infection-causing bacteria decline ...

Scratching isn’t just a bad habit — it’s an immune defense mechanism. While it fuels inflammation, it also helps fight ...

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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the second week in a row, but remains just below 7%, little relief for prospective home shoppers looking ahead to the spring homebuying ...

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