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Dan Robitzski | Oct 12, 2022 | 4 min read

A previously undetected pathway in the mouse brain bypasses the visual cortex to directly activate contagious itch.

Natalia Mesa, PhD | Jun 22, 2022 | 3 min read

A previously overlooked protein is important to this type of itch, an insight that could aid the development of new treatments.

Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 17, 2019 | 1 min read

Blocking a key receptor in itch-detecting neurons could quell chronic conditions.

Carolyn Wilke | Jan 2, 2019 | 1 min read

Researchers used infrared light to relieve itchy mice.

Katarina Zimmer | Jan 1, 2018 | 2 min read

Researchers uncover a family of compounds that may be involved in pain transmission.

Shawna Williams | Oct 1, 2017 | 2 min read

French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat took on many roles over the course of his life, including physician and scientist.

Diana Kwon | Mar 12, 2017 | 2 min read

Scientists uncover the neural circuity underlying a contagious behavior in mice.

Diana Kwon | Feb 21, 2017 | 3 min read

Neurons in the spinal cord thought to be itch-specific also act as a braking mechanism for intense pain, scientists show.

Kerry Grens | Mar 31, 2015 | 1 min read

Inhibitory nerve cells in the spinal cord stop the transmission of pain and itch signals in mice.

Dan Cossins | May 24, 2013 | 2 min read

Scientists find the molecule that delivers itchiness signals to the brain via a dedicated, and previously unknown, neural pathway.