Grey hair could FINALLY be avoided after landmark study reveals reason it ages

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Finding a silver strand is just another unwelcome reminder that we are ageing - but scientists have claimed that ‘going grey’ could be a thing of the past.This comes as a recent study has identified the key to keeping your colour, which paves the way for new treatments that could prevent ageing locks.

For most people, hair gradually starts to lose its colour from the age of 35 - but this can occur earlier in some cases. According to MedlinePlus, hair colour is due to a pigment called melanin which hair follicles - a pore that surrounds the root and strand of a hair - produce.

As you age, the follicles make less melanin, and this causes grey hair .There is currently no treatment to prevent this mechanism from happening, with many people using hair dyes to prevent the grey colour showing through.

However, one landmark study has found that stem cells vital for maintaining hair colour become “stuck” as people age. Published in the journal Nature, the researchers tested cells in the skin of mice and also found in humans, known as melanocyte stem cells, or McSCs.