If you’ve ever been booted out of bed because of your icy feet, new research may help explain your plight.
Scientists have pinpointed specific proteins within the skin’s blood vessels that play a part in the body’s reaction to cold stimuli, whether it’s exposure to chilly weather or touching a frigid surface with your bare hand.
The body’s response to cold is to cut off circulation to the extremities to preserve blood flow to warm the internal organs. But for some people, this response is too strong, or it occurs mistakenly.
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