Cell Loss in Aging Linked to Itching Caused by Touch (AUDIO)

WashU Medicine

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Many people, particularly the elderly, suffer from a condition called mechanical itch. That means a light touch of the skin or contact with clothing might spur unbearable itching. No one has understood the causes of mechanical itching... Until now. Researchers at Washington University's center for the study of itch have identified why the problem might happen, as well as a couple of therapeutic targets that may help prevent it. Jim Dryden has more...

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