Arthritis is the price for our ancestors surviving the Ice Age

Arthritis is the price for our ancestors surviving the Ice Age, say scientists

For the 10 million Britons suffering from arthritis, it may be cold comfort to know that they might not be alive today at all, were it not for their aching limbs.

Researchers in the US have discovered that a gene mutation which increases the risk of arthritis evolved in the Ice Age to help protect our ancestors from frostbite.
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