Gray Hair? Don’t Worry!- Scientists May Have Found the Reason Behind it and How to Stop it
Scientists who have been studying hair follicles in mice have finally come across a reason behind why and how Gray Hair Occurs. This discovery could one day lead to some potential new ways to either stop or even reverse the process. On a basic level, everybody knows that the hair starts turning Gray Hair when specialized pigment-producing cells called as the melanocytes are in short supply. But looking at it in depth, we still haven’t found why and how exactly it happens, or if there could be a way to stop or prevent it from happening. What are the findings of the new study? This new study has recently been able to uncover and add a few extra details to the process. It has also challenged the previous ideas about how melanocytes develop. These melanocytes are derived from the melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) that are present in the Gray Hair follicle . The latest research has been focusing on these particular stem cells. It has been observed that, as a person ages, the precursors to...