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    Does stress cause grey hair?

    Question #114796. Asked by star_gazer. (May 21 10 12:05 AM)


    lones78

    		apparently so:

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-stress-causes-gray-hair

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/5505630/Grey-hair-is-a-sign-of-stress-say-scientists.html

    May 21 10, 2:22 AM
    Creedy

    		Scientists can never make up their minds. Wikipedia says the following:

    Two genes appear to be responsible for the process of graying, Bcl2 and Bcl-w. The change in hair color occurs when melanin ceases to be produced in the hair root and new hairs grow in without pigment. The stem cells at the base of hair follicles produce melanocytes, the cells that produce and store pigment in hair and skin. The death of the melanocyte stem cells causes the onset of graying."

    It also says certain medical conditions and smoking can cause premature greying, but doesn't mention stress.

    May 21 10, 3:55 AM

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