Scientists have now shown why it may not be a good idea to scratch an itchy rash, even though it feels good. This research ...

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The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, ...

The researchers showed that when curcumin is intentionally given to bacteria as food and then activated by light, it can trigger deleterious reactions within these microbes, eventually killing them.

Scratching is often pleasurable, which suggests that, in order to have evolved, this behavior must provide some kind of ...

A carnation-like nanostructure could someday be used in bandages to promote wound healing. Researchers report in ACS Applied ...