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 ...

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

Scratching an itch can bring a contradictory wave of pleasure and misery. A mouse study on scratching, reported in the Jan. 31 Science, fleshes out this ...

The surprising paradigm shift could lead to much more protective sunscreens and effective skin treatments.

The theory is solid, but creating such a bespoke vaccine quickly enough to be of use is a different matter. “Not many years ...

People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine with an increased ...

People with psoriasis -- a skin condition -- often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine that increases their ...