December 30, 2004

Why Hair Goes Gray

DFCI scientists discover cellular roots of graying hair; could shed new light on malignant melanoma

Few things about growing older are as inevitable and obvious as "going gray," yet scientists have been unable to explain the precise cause of this usually unwelcome transformation.

In a report posted on Dec. 23 on the website of the journal Science, researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston say they have found the cellular cause of graying hair while investigating the origins of malignant melanoma, the potentially deadly skin cancer.

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Posted by sciencegrrl at December 30, 2004 12:03 PM
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