Main cause of eczema found and a drug to treat and stop it – The Times

A team of Harvard scientists are on the verge of taking the itch out of eczema.

Researchers from the American university have for the first time found the bacteria responsible for the infuriating urge to scratch. They have also identified an existing treatment which, with a little modification, can provide relief from the vicious cycle of itch, scratch, relief, repeat.

Millions of people about one in five children and one in ten adults suffer from eczema, a skin condition that causes dry and itchy patches of skin. The condition tends to run in families, with symptoms flaring up in dry weather or when sufferers come into contact with an irritant, such as certain forms of laundry detergent.

Until now, scientists believed the itchiness

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Main cause of eczema found and a drug to treat and stop it - The Times