The latest research shows that white hair is not nothing at all ——— it can reduce your risk of cancer!
According to the “Daily Mail” recently reported, researchers at Kanazawa University in Japan found that hair follicles, like human DNA, are subject to “external stress”. When the pressure is too high, the stem cells that differentiate into melanocytes in the hair follicle will die, and the hair will lose its black and beautiful appearance.
Professor Nishimura Yoshihiko, who led the research, said: “The DNA inside cells is constantly attacked and destroyed by external conditions, such as chemical substances that induce mutations, ultraviolet light and radiation. A single cell in a mammal encounters about 100,000 DNA destruction events per day. If genetic damage occurs during stem cell division, the function of pigment production is affected, resulting in the formation of white hair. “And other members of the study, David ·, director of the Department of Dermatology at Harvard University; Fisher pointed out that the generation of white hair is actually a self-protective mechanism of the body. The long white hair indicates that the gene for the melanin-producing stem cells has been destroyed and cleared. If these destroyed stem cells are not cleared, they will be copied wildly to form cancer cells. That is to say, people with white hair under the same pressure are less likely to develop cancer. Professor David also said that the conclusions of this study are not limited to this. Other functional stem cell populations “death” or “premature differentiation” may also help the body fight cancer. Professor Nishimura said that the study challenged the previous “cell suicide theory”, “Our organs are trying to get rid of genetically altered cell populations all the time.” & rdquo; She said. ▲