Stress makes your hair go gray
Those pesky graying hairs that tend to crop up with age really are signs of stress, reveals a new report in the June 12 issue of Cell.
Those pesky graying hairs that tend to crop up with age really are signs of stress, reveals a new report in the June 12 issue of Cell.
Cell & Microbiology
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Ecology
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General Physics
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Jan 21, 2009
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Materials Science
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Cell & Microbiology
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Bio & Medicine
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Bio & Medicine
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