January 2007 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A 73-year-old man's grey-white hair turned dark brown after eczema treatment.
October 2020 in “Ayurline: international journal of research in indian medicine” Poor quality hair products contribute to premature greying in children.
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March 2003 in “The Lancet” Imatinib can repigment grey hair, while SU11428 can cause temporary hair depigmentation.
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December 1940 in “The journal of nutrition/The Journal of nutrition” Lack of certain vitamins causes fur loss and greying in silver foxes.
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October 2020 in “Experimental Dermatology” Having a lot of gray hair and hair loss are linked to more severe COVID-19.
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February 2011 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Grey hair is wilder, drier, and less manageable than pigmented hair.
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February 2016 in “Irish journal of psychological medicine” Mirtazapine may cause hair loss and change hair color, but stopping the drug can reverse these effects.
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April 2010 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Dermoscopy helps diagnose and monitor treatment for hair loss from scarring conditions like discoid lupus and lichen planopilaris.
Hair can naturally regain color, and stress might influence greying and its reversal.
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July 2017 in “BioEssays” Activating NRF2 might help treat hair disorders by improving antioxidant defenses.
June 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Plant-based hair care products can effectively treat hair loss with fewer side effects than synthetic treatments, and more research is needed for their development.
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December 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Korean women's hair thins, weakens, and greys with age, with mineral and sterol changes.
October 2024 in “Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association” Genetics, nutrition, lifestyle, and hormones affect early grey hair, but more research is needed.
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August 2000 in “Il Farmaco” Men have more tryptophan in their hair than women, and it increases with age and is higher in darker and grey or white hair.
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January 2015 in “Dermatology online journal” A patient's grey hair regained color during treatment with adalimumab.
CAM offers natural hair care solutions that may improve hair health and growth with fewer side effects.
April 2019 in “Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research” The grey patch variant of tinea capitis is most common, mainly spread through family and animals.
September 2019 in “Acta scientific microbiology” No link between how fast you breathe and early grey hair was found.
August 2024 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Acetyl zingerone methyl ether protects and extends hair color while improving hair health.
October 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The document suggests a bacteria plays a significant role in acne rosacea and that white hair can regain color after transplant, meriting more research on reversing grey hair.
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June 2020 in “Experimental dermatology” Researchers found that certain lipids, especially vitamin D3, are lower in prematurely grey hair than in pigmented hair.
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September 2020 in “International journal of radiology & radiation therapy” Radiotherapy can cause rare changes in hair color, which should be discussed with patients.
17 citations
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May 2007 in “Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology” Clozapine levels in hair reflect dosage and bind more to pigmented hair.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Blocking mTORC1 activity could increase hair pigmentation and potentially reverse greying.
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January 2025 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” Trichoscopy helps distinguish Lichen Planopilaris from Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia by identifying unique hair loss patterns.
A man's scalp hair loss was due to a combined melanocytic nevus and alopecia areata, suggesting a possible link between the two conditions.
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January 2016 in “Dermatology online journal” Some people with lichen planus pigmentosus might later develop frontal fibrosing alopecia.
PMEE may help reverse greying hair by boosting melanin production.
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January 2020 in “Nature” Stress turns hair white by depleting color-giving cells in hair follicles through a specific neurotransmitter related to the body's stress response.
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February 2019 in “Skin research and technology” White hair has less lipid content and absorbs water differently than brown hair.