Stress Turns Hair Grey

30-Jan-20 14:00

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The story goes that Marie Antoinette’s hair turned white the night before she was to be beheaded, during the French Revolution. More than 200 years later, scientists from Harvard University have finally confirmed that stress does turn hair grey.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Tee Shiao Eek, Juliet Jacobs

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Categories: Education, Politics, Social Issues, Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, grey hair, white hair, stress, Marie Antoinette, Harvard University, hair, hair colour, hair follicles, melanocyte stem cells, pigment-producing cells, immune cells, cortisol hormone, sympathetic nerve system, fight-or-flight response, norepinephrine, Nature Podcast, skin,

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