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Science briefing: Relieving the itch

By Clive Cookson

Published: August 7 2009 01:41 | Last updated: August 7 2009 01:41

Research relieves itching quandary

Itching has long puzzled neuroscientists. They have spent decades looking for itch-specific neurons to explain how the brain perceives itch differently from other forms of pain, but only now has the search yielded a clear answer.

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