The Cause Of Gray Hair?
As I've been graying (and balding) over the last several years, I've often wondered why hair color changes.
And here I thought the cause might be teenagers -- in particular those in my last class of the day.
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Scientists looking for a cure for skin cancer have stumbled on something else: the reason why hair turns gray.
It turns out that one of the most common signs of aging occurs because of the death of stem cells that spawn the pigment-manufacturing cells called melanocytes, the scientists said. As the supply of new pigment is cut off, hair turns gray.
And here I thought the cause might be teenagers -- in particular those in my last class of the day.