Is More Melanin a Cause of Aging?

Susie Quirger: Gray hair has a little bit of umelanin, and appears silvery because that's all of the pigment it has. When one donor reported an increase in stress, a hair loss of pigment. When the donor reported a reduction in stress, the same hair regained its pigment. If you have more melanin, the damage that you are being protected from is not just DNA damage but also damaged to your collagen.

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