Next time you feel an itch, remember that your brain's vast network of neurons informs it whether it is an itch or pain. A ...

If you experience persistent muscle weakness, fatigue and skin changes that don't seem to fade, it could be more than just ...

it can cause itching as well as: Restless sleep Teeth grinding Vaginal discharge Occasional stomach pain Pinworm infections are spread through a fecal-oral route, like when someone with an ...

Pain and itch are both unpleasant sensations, but they trigger different responses—pain often prompts withdrawal, while itching leads to scratching. Until now, scientists have struggled to ...

Owing to ambiguity surrounding the mechanisms underlying pruritogenic sensory transduction, and the fact that previous studies suggest that itch and pain share many similarities, these two ...

Pain and itch are both unpleasant sensations, but they trigger different responses—pain often prompts withdrawal, while itching leads to scratching. Until now, scientists have struggled to ...

A research team led by Kaang Bong-Kiun from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Ko Hyoung-Gon of Kyung Hee University College of Dentistry has uncovered how the brain distinguishes between pain ...

The paper C.E. Ramsden et al., “A systems approach for discovering linoleic acid derivatives that potentially mediate pain and itch,” Sci Signal, doi:10.1126 ...

If you have ever brushed your hand against a thorn or been bitten by a mosquito, you know that feeling pain vs. an itch are two different experiences. A new study published in Nature ...

How the brain distinguishes between pain and itch Modality-specific neurons in the anterior cingulate cortex play a key role in sensory discrimination Date: March 4, 2025 Source: Institute for ...