Feet first? Old mitochondria might be responsible for neuropathy in the extremities

Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

The burning, tingling pain of neuropathy may affect feet and hands before other body parts because the powerhouses of nerve cells that supply the extremities age and become dysfunctional as they...

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