People with Raynaud’s experience the symptoms frequently when they’re chilly — so if this happens to you a lot, you probably don’t have to worry that you are getting frostbite.

Raynaud’s affects many people-up to 20.1% of women and 13.5% of men. It often shows up in early adulthood and can make life uncomfortable, especially when dealing with the cold.

In people with Raynaud’s phenomenon, cold temperatures or stress trigger spasms in the small blood vessels near the surface of the skin, causing the vessels to constrict and limit blood flow.

People with Raynaud’s experience the symptoms frequently when they’re chilly — so if this happens to you a lot, you probably don’t have to worry that you are getting frostbite.

Researchers discovered a variation in two genes that predisposed people to Raynaud's. The study found one was the alpha-2A-adrenergic receptor for adrenaline, also known as ADRA2A.

In Raynaud’s disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin become narrow, limiting blood flow to affected areas. This causes some areas of your body, such as your fingers ...

In people with Raynaud’s syndrome, sometimes called Raynaud’s disease or Raynaud’s phenomenon, exposure to cold temperatures, stress, or other triggers causes tiny blood vessels in the ...

Raynaud's disease or phenomenon causes blood vessels to narrow in cold or stress so no blood flows to ... “I hate when people just brush it off as ‘You’re just extra sensitive to cold ...

The severity of Raynaud’s disease is greatest at very low temperatures, but can also increase in hot environments that reach 35°C and above, according to data published in The Lancet ...

For people with Raynaud's disease, this response isn't merely an occasional annoyance; it's a daily struggle caused by cold temperatures or stress. The condition interferes with blood flow, ...

Sometimes, Raynaud's disease may cause sores or tissue death. ... One of the most common causes of blackening fingertips is exposure to cold weather or stress in people with Raynaud's disease.

In people with Raynaud’s phenomenon, cold temperatures or stress trigger spasms in the small blood vessels near the surface of the skin, causing the vessels to constrict and limit blood flow.