Stress contributes to gray hair because when the body experiences stress, the sympathetic nervous system releases specific hormones that influence pigment-producing cells.

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How stress causes gray hairHarvard Universityhttps://www.hsci.harvard.edu/news/solving-biological-puzzle-how-stress-causes-gray-hair

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1. Rodent research suggests that stress-induced release of the hormone norepinephrine prematurely activates pigment-producing cells called melanocytes in hair follicles, which depletes the hair’s ability to retain color over time.Share Finding

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