News stories about our work on Itch, Pain and Infection

November 20, 2023

There has been a lot of exciting press coming out recently about pain, itch, and the Chiu Lab:

· National Public Radio (NPR), All Things Considered, “What can trigger an itch? Scientists have found a new culprit.” Nov. 22, 2023.

· BBC Science Focus Magazine, “Scientists finally work out what causes itching – and its grosser than you’d think,” Nov. 22, 2023.

· Boston Globe, “Harvard University researchers discover one of the origins of itch,” Nov 22, 2023.

· NBC News, “What causes the skin to itch? New research points to a previously unknown factor,” Nov. 22, 2023.

· The Guardian, “Scientists raise hopes of cure for eczema itchiness with study of skin bacteria,” Nov. 22, 2023.

· Science News, “Common skin microbe causes itchiness, even without inflammation.” Nov. 27, 2023.

Our work on bacterial meningitis, pain and infection:

Featured in Harvard Medical News. “How Bacteria invade the brain”. March 1, 2023.

· Featured in The Scientist Magazine. “Meningitis bacteria trigger headaches, then sneak into the brain.” March 6, 2023.