Grey hair in old age: Hydrogen peroxide inhibits the synthesis of melanin
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 07:28
in Biology & Nature
Grey or white hair develops with advancing age in an entirely natural ageing process which results in the generation of less and less colour pigments. Researchers of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany and the University of Bradford in Great Britain have now unlocked the secret of hair turning white or grey in old age. According to them, free oxygen radicals are significantly involved in the loss of hair colour...