Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Amount

$30,395.00

Award Date

5/07/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Pruritus is the clinical term for itch, an unpleasant nocifensive sensation that results in the desire to scratch the affected area. Pruritus can greatly reduce the quality of life of those inflicted, and further consequences of pruritus can include scrat