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The Science Behind “the pleasurable pain” Called Scratching

I am pretty certain that by the time you finish this article, you will be seeing the dual actions of itching and scratching in a different light. The Science of Scratching When something bothers the skin, like a mosquito bite, cells release a chemical, usually histamine. That release provokes the nociceptors in the skin to […]

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