This body of work has revealed a variety of molecular pathways and receptors involved in itch transmission, offering new avenues for treatment. One of the key areas of investigation has been the ...

3. Itches have their own nerve network Until recently we thought that itch and pain both shared the same pathways, but in 1997 a ground-breaking discovery revealed that the itch has its own ...

This chain reaction involving IL-3 "may give us a new pathway to treat patients with chronic itch disorders," she added. However, so far, the research has been conducted only in mice, so the ...

(Top tip? Never type the words ‘why is my skin so itchy?’ into Google: the results will give you nightmares!). “The brain has a stress-activated pathway that causes release of various ...