DURHAM, N.C., May 4 -- North Carolina State University issued the following press release:
For Immediate Release
Tracey Peaketracey_peake@ncsu.edu
In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University show that itch sensations in the face are perceived differently from those in the body due to differences in signaling between trigeminal (located in the brain) and spinal pain pathways. The work could lead to the development of specific molecular targets for treating facial pain or itch.
"You can think of itch being transmitted from the skin to the brain as a series of switches that get flipped," says Santosh Mishra, associate professor of molecular biomedical sciences at NCState.
"On the body, itch signals go from neuronal pro...