Gray hair could play surprising role in cancer defense, study suggests
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Tokyo scientists find that pigment stem cells can either die, causing gray hair, or survive and potentially trigger melanoma, depending on environmental signals.
"It reframes hair graying and melanoma not as unrelated events, but as divergent outcomes of stem cell stress responses." Khloe Quill is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital. She and the lifestyle team cover a range of story topics including food and drink, travel, and health.
Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, led by Dr. Emi K. Nishimura, found that pigment-producing stem cells in hair follicles respond to stress in dramatically different ways.
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