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For years there has been an anecdotal belief that high levels of stress are linked to the greying of hair, now following a study with mice researchers have confirmed there is some truth in it.
The US team found that the appearance of grey hairs could be the result of a depletion of stems cells.
Hair and skin colour is controlled by melanocyte stem cells which are found in the base of hair follicles - an area known as the bulge.
Dr Mayumi Ito and colleagues from New York University discovered stress not only causes stem cells to leave, but when they do they are not replaced, and therefore the hairs turn white.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10112656/Stress-is-to-blame-for-grey-hairs.html
The US team found that the appearance of grey hairs could be the result of a depletion of stems cells.
Hair and skin colour is controlled by melanocyte stem cells which are found in the base of hair follicles - an area known as the bulge.
Dr Mayumi Ito and colleagues from New York University discovered stress not only causes stem cells to leave, but when they do they are not replaced, and therefore the hairs turn white.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10112656/Stress-is-to-blame-for-grey-hairs.html