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Researchers studied genetically modified mice that lack NP2 itch-sensing neurons, to investigate the connection between itch, scratch, and inflammation.

Mice that were free to scratch their itchy ears saw the number of immune cells go up and levels of infection-causing bacteria ...

New research published in the journal Science uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research that uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model of a type of eczema ...

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