The Science Behind Gray Hair: Researchers Uncover the Mystery
TL;DR
Scientists have discovered that melanocyte stem cells become stuck inside the hair follicle and are unable to produce pigment, causing hair to turn grey as we age. The pigment-producing part of a stem cell changes as the hair ages, sheds, and grows back. The stem cells get stuck in a part of the hair follicle called the hair follicle bulge, failing to mature into fully-fledged melanocytes. The researchers suggest that their findings could open up a potential way to reverse or prevent grey hair by helping jammed cells to move again between developing hair follicle compartments.
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