Pill could one day prevent grey hair

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.... The genes may determine how long many of the key cells live, the

researchers say, and they believe that by targeting these genes they may be

able to help the cells live longer.

But they have found that some of these cells, called melanocytes, survive

even when somebody's hair has turned grey.

'We discovered that the hair whitening process was linked to the progressive

decrease in the absolute number of melanocytes,' said lead researcher Dr

Bruno Bernard. 'We believe that some of the genes we are studying right now

might be involved or linked to this progressive decrease.'...