A previously overlooked protein is important to this type of itch, an insight that could aid the development of new treatments.

Researchers used infrared light to relieve itchy mice.

Researchers uncover a family of compounds that may be involved in pain transmission.

French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat took on many roles over the course of his life, including physician and scientist.

Scientists uncover the neural circuity underlying a contagious behavior in mice.

Neurons in the spinal cord thought to be itch-specific also act as a braking mechanism for intense pain, scientists show.

Inhibitory nerve cells in the spinal cord stop the transmission of pain and itch signals in mice.

Scientists find the molecule that delivers itchiness signals to the brain via a dedicated, and previously unknown, neural pathway.