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Specialized Brain Circuit Makes Mice Itchy When They See Others Scratch
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.
New Mechanism for Touch-Evoked Itch Found in Mice
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.
Image of the Day: Itch to Scratch
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 17, 2019 | 1 min read
Blocking a key receptor in itch-detecting neurons could quell chronic conditions.
Image of the Day: Light Salve
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 2, 2019 | 1 min read
Researchers used infrared light to relieve itchy mice.
Linoleic Acid Derivatives Potentially Mediate Pain and Itch in the Skin
Katarina Zimmer | Jan 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Researchers uncover a family of compounds that may be involved in pain transmission.
Bathtub Bloodbath, 1793
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.
Mice Experience Contagious Itching, Too
Diana Kwon | Mar 12, 2017 | 2 min read
Scientists uncover the neural circuity underlying a contagious behavior in mice.
Itch Neurons in Mouse Spinal Cords Can Sense Pain
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.
Pain and Itch Neurons Found
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.
Distinct Neural Pathway for Itchiness
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.