An itch can be triggered by something outside your body, such aspoison ivy, or by something happening on the inside, such aspsoriasisorallergies. Though it feels good, scratching actually triggers mild pain in your skin. Nerve cells tell yourbrainsomething hurts, and that distracts it from ...
New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch's location. While previous studies by Yosipovitch have shown the pleasurabi...