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Scratching Relieves Itch By Quieting Nerve Cells

Featured on: The New York Times
Publication date: Apr 6, 2009

Why scratching relieves itching has long been a medical mystery. A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Minnesota indicates that the spinal cord has specialized cells that act like a little brain--producing the itch and the feeling of relief from scratching.

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