Posted on 04/22/2023 10:03:58 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Researchers at NYU have unlocked fresh evidence as to why human hair loses its natural color over time — which could help prevent people from graying.
The new study, conducted using mice and published in Nature, a peer-reviewed journal, closely examined the melanocyte stem cells known to control hair color.
Earlier in life, these cells can be remarkably dynamic, but with age, as hair is lost and regrown, the McSCs tend to slow down, getting trapped in what’s known as the hair follicle bulge, meaning they don’t get a chance to finish the job they were created to do.
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I’d like to see it work on George Clooney first. 😀😆
If they stop it, how will rich old guys look “distinguished”?
wonder if it explains shock-gray
hair going gray after an event-overnight so to speak
Getting a Bentley?
I didn’t see any mentioning of how to stop it.
We have known for decades why people’s hair turns gray.
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It’s children! My parents told me that over half their gray hairs came from me alone (I’m one of five children).
You must be an overachiever.
Yes, this is still a theory. They’re gonna be working on that next, if someone will fund their research.
I got my first gray hairs at 28, and yes, had 2 kids by then. Coloring my hair is essential to me now. Not sure when I’ll stop doing it. A very nice friend of mine told me that if I did decide to stop coloring it, he was sure I would “rock it”. Still won’t get me to stop right away, but maybe in 15 or 20 years?
Me either. The article suggests a theory and that people are "working on it", but no solution as yet.
I've had gray hair since my 40s and I learned to embrace it. I thought briefly about doing that Just For Men hair dye routine but decided it would be too much trouble and too expensive maintaining it. Plus, dye damages your hair over time.
Recently I decided to grow it out and getting a lot of compliments. Well maintained hair looks good whether gray or not. On the female side, Emmylou Harris is an example of somebody who looks great with long gray hair. Further below is the look I'm going for. Probably about halfway there at this point (I'm 60).
We share a common story and age.
I started greying in my ‘30’s, just like my Dad, used ‘Just for Men’ for years until I just said screw it. Now many years later it’s all silver. 😁
The pharmaceutical companies will come up with a pill ( “ask your doctor”) that will keep your hair from turning gray, but might, in rare cases, cause diarrhea, insomnia, elevated blood pressure, sexual dysfunction, or suicidal thoughts.
“You must be an overachiever.”
LOL! Middle child. I took lessons from both older and younger siblings and was apparently nothing but trouble until they pawned me off on my husband when I was 17. (J/K I insisted on marrying at that age).
Amazingly, I straightened up pretty fast and become a responsible adult and hubby and I settled down a couple miles from my parents. They knew they could call upon us when needed to fix leaky roofs or deal with other problems as they grew older. I was by my mother’s side (along with another sibling) the night she passed away a few months ago.
Thanks, I’ll keep what little gray hair I still have...even in my eyebrows and eyelashes.
Scientists may have finally figured out why hair turns gray — and how to stop it
Marriage causes grey hair.
Marriage causes grey hair.“
Yes, in the early stages.
Ha.
will it be an mRNA shot to stop it?
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