For new pet parents, seeing their beloved feline scratching a cherished piece of furniture can be baffling or even frustrating. While it might appear as a mischievous or destructive habit, this ...
Scratching an itch can bring a contradictory wave of pleasure and misery. A mouse study on scratching, reported in the Jan. 31 Science, fleshes out this head-scratching paradox and could point out ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- This Arkansas-Kentucky basketball meeting should fade from memory soon enough. The same might be said of the Razorback women's season. Held to 10 points in the first quarter ...
If you love to scratch an itchy rash, good news! A new study reveals scratching a rash has upsides -- along with the downsides your mom warned you about. suriya - stock.adobe.com Scratching an ...
A few years ago, a woman called to inform me she had just renewed her subscription, and she said: "I expect to see at least four or five columns a year about your cat." I'm afraid I'll be letting her ...
When Paul Ambler returned from Michigan last month with his missing cat in tow, he sat her down and told her if she disappears again, he’s not coming to get her unless she goes to Florida. In March, ...
Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research using mice as a model, scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling ...