Scratching isn't great for your skin , but new research shows why it feels good. "To our surprise, we found that areas of the brain associated with unpleasant or aversive emotions and memories became ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Itching, and the subsequent urge to scratch, can make eczema worse. Kinga Krzeminska/Moment via Getty Images Itching can be ...

Nestlé Skin Health’s latest app tracks skin scratching, even when the scratcher isn’t aware he or she is doing it. That could be during sleep or with cognitively impaired patients, as it’s being used ...

The problem with having skin is that it’s not blemishless and can burn very badly and is liable to develop rashes or sores, not to mention cancers, and—at once more benign and, in the moment, just as ...

Scratching the skin triggers a series of immune responses culminating in an increased number of activated mast cells -- immune cells involved in allergic reactions -- in the small intestine, according ...

Scratching isn't great for your skin, but new research shows why it feels good. "To our surprise, we found that areas of the brain associated with unpleasant or aversive emotions and memories became ...

Itching can be uncomfortable, but it's a normal part of your skin's immune response to external threats. When you're itching from an encounter with poison ivy or mosquitoes, consider that your urge to ...