Stress can cause hair to turn gray, or to turn gray earlier than it otherwise would have. This is because of the effect that stress has on melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce melanin, a ...

Stem cells hold the secret to regenerating tissue and maintaining youthful features. Yet, certain cells, such as melanocyte stem cells (McSCs), fail earlier than others, leading to visible signs of ...

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In a discovery that ties the biology of aging to cancer risk, scientists from the University of Tokyo have found that the ...

On October 25, 2025, scientists unveiled a surprising connection between gray hair and cancer, suggesting that the graying ...

Have you ever wondered if the notion that extreme distress causes premature gray hair is just an old wives' tale or if there might be some truth to it? Over the centuries, there's been lots of ...

Aging is an intrinsic part of life. Despite what certain Benjamin Button-esque celebrities would have you believe, expression lines, wrinkles, and saggy skin are a fact of life. Sometimes these signs ...

The appearance of those first few gray hairs often marks a significant moment in our relationship with aging. While genetics primarily determines when your hair begins losing its natural pigment, ...

In a study led by the University of Tokyo and published earlier this month in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers ...

Hannah Baxter found her first gray hair at 24. Now, a decade later, she’s determined to embrace the silver—to a point.

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