USA Today - Researchers identify cells that say, "scratch me"

[faithinacure]

Just saw these interesting articles:

Researchers identify cells that say 'scratch me' - USATODAY.com

Also, this other one in the New York Times discussed insect-related diseases that cause itching such as malaria, river blindness, yellow fever. Kidney connection mentioned too. Good to see curiosity and interest in more research.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/health/07itch.html

Faith

[jonsi]

When I first developed this "M", where I felt the biting sensation, there was (almost always) a hair from my head right at the point where I felt the bite. Soon after I found black specks a glitter coming out of my skin. Not much itching sensation, more like something biting me. later I had bright cobalt blue and red fibers shooting out of my skin. Ouch, it hurt.

~jonsi