{"id":135529,"date":"2023-12-20T20:20:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T20:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/?p=135529"},"modified":"2023-12-20T20:20:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T20:20:58","slug":"itching-caused-by-eczema-could-soon-be-curable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/lifestyle\/itching-caused-by-eczema-could-soon-be-curable\/","title":{"rendered":"Itching caused by Eczema could soon be curable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/151\/590x\/secondary\/Eczema-5122058.jpg?r=1703100777718\"><\/p>\n<p>Itching caused by eczema could soon be a thing of the past after scientists identified the bacteria responsible.<\/p>\n<p>A pill called vorapaxar could be turned into an ointment they claim might cease the irritating sensation reaching the brain.<\/p>\n<p>Liwen Deng, of Harvard University, US, said: \u201cWhen we started the study, it was unclear whether the itch was a result of inflammation or not. You don\u2019t necessarily have to have inflammation for the microbe to cause itch but the itch exacerbates inflammation on the skin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Published in the scientific journal Cell, the study found when the bacterium is allowed to flourish it triggers a chain reaction leading to the urge to scratch.<\/p>\n<p>About one in five children and one in 10 adults suffers from eczema.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/science\/1847032\/Itching-due-to-Eczema-curable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Itching caused by eczema could soon be a thing of the past after scientists identified the bacteria responsible. A pill called vorapaxar could be turned into an ointment they claim might cease the irritating sensation reaching the brain. Liwen Deng, of Harvard University, US, said: \u201cWhen we started the study, it was unclear whether the itch was a result of inflammation or not. You don\u2019t necessarily have to have inflammation for the microbe to cause itch but the itch exacerbates inflammation on the skin.\u201d Published in the scientific journal Cell, the study found when the bacterium is allowed to flourish <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Itching caused by Eczema could soon be curable - irideat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/irideat.com\/lifestyle\/itching-caused-by-eczema-could-soon-be-curable\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Itching caused by Eczema could soon be curable - irideat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Itching caused by eczema could soon be a thing of the past after scientists identified the bacteria responsible. 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