logo
welcome
ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily

Patients with unexplainable chronic itch have unique blood biomarkers that could eventually lead to new targeted treatments

ScienceDaily
Summary
Nutrition label

78% Informative

Millions of patients worldwide suffer from a chronic itching condition with no identifiable cause.

University of Maryland School of Medicine study finds low levels of certain amino acids in blood of patients with chronic itch.

Patients were found to have lower than normal levels of metabolite biomarkers in the blood plasma that could point to a cause of their excruciating symptoms.

VR Score

87

Informative language

93

Neutral language

50

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

75

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links