he reminisced. To answer that question, Kaplan and his colleagues engineered mice lacking a specific type of itch-sensing neuron, preventing them from scratching. When they exposed their ears to ...

Like humans, mice normally scratch themselves in response to itchy compounds. As such, scientists can use mice to study new approaches to treat chronic itch conditions like atopic dermatitis ...

We've all felt the instant relief of scratching an itch, but what if that fleeting moment of bliss was actually doing more ...

The study, published in the journal Science, delved deeper into understanding how scratching can affect skin health. Here's what the findings say. The study was conducted on two groups of mice ...

Research in mice showed limited intakes of one particular essential amino acid can slow the impacts of aging and even lengthen their lifespan.

Pictured is the nerve ending, in green, of a specialized type of itch nerve in the skin of mice. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jul. 10, 2019, issue of Science Translational ...