Itches are annoying. Researchers studied what causes itches. They found that bacteria in our skin make us itch. The bacteria cause diseases like eczema. A researcher said many people have eczema. She added that eczema can be very tiring for people because they itch a lot.
The researchers found something that caused itching in test mice. They changed the protein to make a drug. This stopped itching in the mice. This drug could help 245 million people around the world with eczema. Eczema causes itchiness, redness on the skin, rashes, and blisters.
Try the same news story at these levels:
Eczema and Itchiness - Level 1, Eczema and Itchiness - Level 2 or Eczema and Itchiness - Level 3
Sources- https://news.sky.com/story/why-do-we-itch-scientists-have-been-scratching-their-heads-and-now-have-the-answer-13013524
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/67519448
- https://hms.harvard.edu/news/new-clues-head-scratching-mystery-itch
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