New Study Links Gray Hair with Immune System Activity and Viral Infection (IMAGE)

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New Study Links Gray Hair with Immune System Activity and Viral Infection

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Researchers at UAB and NIH report that loss of hair pigmentation, or gray hair, is associated with innate immune activation in mouse.

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Darryl Leja, NHGRI; Melissa Harris, UAB

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