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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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Poison ivy rash is one example of acute contact dermatitis. An abnormal immune system response to normally harmless substances, called allergens. In contact dermatitis, an allergic reaction to an ...

Shaving with a razor is a quick, cheap and efficient way of banishing unwanted hair, but it occasionally comes with an unwanted side effect: shaving rash, or as it's more commonly known razor burn.