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The researchers gently stimulated the animals' vellus-like hairs using a small loop of thread to produce mechanical itch.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Our study indicates that humans may have this same kind of mechanism to transmit mechanical itch," Duan said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Mice with the specialized neurons scratched normally in response to itch.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Researchers at the University of Michigan have uncovered a previously unknown biological pathway that explains how certain touch-sensitive hairs trigger the sensation of itch.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
No, this was a curiosity itch, which meant that it was a day for exploring, no two ways about it.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
The reader itches to learn more about the enormous figure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Now, imagine if there was one super-recipe that would allow me to scratch both itches simultaneously?
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Sometimes, itches can tell us something important: Brian S. Kim, a professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai, likens it to a barometer, as it tells people that they’re not well in a very subtle way.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2023
The first signs can be harmless, similar to mild side effects that usually pass quickly: after a shot, the skin around the injection site reddens; after taking drops, the oral mucosa itches.
From Scientific American ● May 4, 2023
The bark itches my spine, but I don’t move.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
He had 28-day-old sutures he contemplated removing himself because they itched so badly.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
When University of Copenhagen evolutionary ecologist Kasun Bodawatta handled feathers from the Regent Whistler and the Rufous-naped Bellbird, his eyes teared up and itched like he was chopping onions.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2023
Once the band began to click as a whole, a natural fatigue from rehearsing kicked in as the cast itched to begin filming.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Uncanny Keith had massive, muscular shoulders which prevented it from reaching the back of its own head, where the hair itched and chafed along its annoyingly upright spine.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2022
She itched to draw a small, round Martian in the upper left-hand comer.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
The findings, made in mouse models, reveal a dedicated sensory system that may eventually help scientists develop better treatments for chronic itching disorders.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The symptoms of scabies are intense itching, especially at night, and a raised rash or spots that usually spreads across the whole body, apart from the head and neck.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Conlon was itching to return home after having spent two decades in Europe, where he had headed the Rotterdam Symphony as well as the Cologne Opera and the German city’s Gürzenich Orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
I wish this weren’t the case, but my favorite thing in the world is working the legislative process to deliver for a community, and I am itching to get back to doing that work.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
It was almost worth having to go to school just to see everybody itching and squirming.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
