by Neil Bossenger | May 30, 2013 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Not all itches go away with a simple scratch. Roughly 15% of people suffer relentless, long-term itchiness. Researchers have identified a particular neurotransmitter that is responsible for passing itchy sensations from the skin to the brain, and found a new subset of...
by Neil Bossenger | Sep 12, 2012 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Emotions influence the experience of both pain and itch, with negative emotions eliciting higher levels of itch and pain compared to positive emotions, according to research published in the British Journal of Dermatology. A total of 77 healthy female participants...