Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad? A lot of things ...

You love your cat. But you don’t love when he claws up your couch. Your furniture doesn’t have to be the victim when your cat inevitably starts scratching. The Dodo spoke with Dr. Vanessa Spano, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve ever watched your beloved feline friend tear into your favorite couch or delicately shred the corner of your rug, you ...

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Every cat owner knows a movie night isn’t complete without your feline companion scratching away at the plush lining of the living room furniture. But as it turns out, this common destructive behavior ...

Ever had poison ivy? If so, you probably noticed that scratching made the rash much worse. But scratching an itch, especially one as intense as that caused by poison ivy, is nigh irresistible — and ...

Ah, cats. We love our furry feline overlords despite the occasional hairball and their propensity to scratch the furniture to sharpen their claws. The latter is perfectly natural kitty behavior, but ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In terms of evolution, reflexes like scratching an itch may not seem as ...

Clawing is an instinctual cat behavior, but it’s frustrating if your cat decides to sink their claws into your furniture, rug or other inappropriate object. The best cat scratching posts provide a ...

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Why does scratching an itch only make it worse? As it turns out, a brain-signaling chemical released in response to scratching has some unintended effects, scientists say. Scratching an itch provides ...