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Get the latest news alerts: at Twitter Local Tech Wire CARY, N.C. — SciQuest and the University of North Carolina system said Wednesday that the universities will begin using SciQuest’s e-procurement software on all 16 UNC campuses as part of cost-saving efforts. E-procurement allows suppliers and buyers to work together electronically and will let the UNC system make statewide acquisitions. "From Day 1 of my tenure, we’ve been working on multiple fronts to operate our entire university more efficiently and effectively," Erskine Bowles, president of The University of North Carolina, said in a SciQuest announcement. "SciQuest has a proven...

By LAURAN NEERGAARD (AP Medical Writer) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Got an itch to scratch? Scientists have pinpointed a key group of cells that sends itch-alerts to the brain. When researchers at Washington University in St. Louis knocked out those cells in mice, it alleviated their itchiness without affecting their ability to sense pain – work that opens a possible new target for creating better itch relievers.Don’t underestimate that need. The kind of itch caused by bug bites or allergies typically goes away with a little scratching or some antihistamines. But some people can scratch themselves raw without relieving serious,...