Re: [silk] Now we know - How scratching can stop an itch

2009-04-09 Thread ss
On Tuesday 07 Apr 2009 12:25:19 pm Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7976606.stm *Scientists have shown scratching helps relieve an itch as it blocks activity in some spinal cord nerve cells that transmit the sensation to the brain.* However, the effect only seems

[silk] Now we know - How scratching can stop an itch

2009-04-07 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
Thought this was interesting :) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7976606.stm *Scientists have shown scratching helps relieve an itch as it blocks activity in some spinal cord nerve cells that transmit the sensation to the brain.* However, the effect only seems to occur during itchiness itself

Re: [silk] Now we know - How scratching can stop an itch

2009-04-07 Thread Bonobashi
--- On Tue, 7/4/09, Kiran K Karthikeyan kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote: From: Kiran K Karthikeyan kiran.karthike...@gmail.com Subject: [silk] Now we know - How scratching can stop an itch To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Tuesday, 7 April, 2009, 12:25 PM Thought this was interesting