'Itchy' neurons tell mice when to scratch

Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 17:49 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have pinpointed nerve cells that tell mice when it's time to scratch an itch, and found that itch and pain signals take different pathways to the brain.

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