Stress behind grey hairs say newspapers NIH UK

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have published new research on the effect of stress in the form of an adrenaline-like chemical in mice. In a heartbeat, newspapers and websites all over the world wrote headlines saying that the research confirmed the connection between stress and grey hair.

The researchers drew no such conclusion, although the results in mice confirmed the possibility of a connection.

In fact, this study actually looked at the effect of adrenaline on DNA damage. It’s only speculation that this research has implications linking greying to stress. But the same nebulous claim can be made about cancer.

Our article lays out the precise research results of this most interesting study, along with the challenges in applying the results to humans.

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