Scratching is often pleasurable, which suggests that, in order to have evolved, this behavior must provide some kind of ...

A new study shows a low-cost yet effective way to combat bacterial resistance using curcumin–the natural yellow plant ...

Scratching an itchy rash worsens inflammation by triggering pain-sensing neurons and activating mast cells, creating a ...

In 2017, a tragic incident unfolded in a Nevada hospital. A woman, admitted for pneumonia, tragically succumbed to multiple ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin ...

Scientists have now shown why it may not be a good idea to scratch an itchy rash, even though it feels good. This research ...

A new study conducted in mice suggests that, although it's not all good, our urge to scratch at itchy skin may have an ...

A carnation-like nanostructure could someday be used in bandages to promote wound healing. Researchers report in ACS Applied ...

If you left a pot of rice out overnight, you might want to reconsider eating it the next day. Rice contains a bacterium ...

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

In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...

In 2017, a tragic incident unfolded in a Nevada hospital. A woman, admitted for pneumonia, tragically succumbed to multiple ...