Keeping energy levels healthy in hair cells helps protect the cells that give hair its color, so they don’t die off too soon.

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A Pilot Trial of Nicotinamide Riboside and Coenzyme Q10 on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in CKD

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2025 Mar 1

The study tested supplements that boost energy in cells and reduce damage from oxidation. It found they lowered harmful stress in the body, which supports the idea that healthy cell energy systems protect against damage, even if it didn’t look directly at hair or hair color.

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Mitochondrial deoxyguanosine kinase depletion induced ROS causes melanocyte stem cell exhaustion and hair greying

Cohort Study

Animal

2025 Jun 16

The study found that when mitochondria in hair follicle stem cells don’t work well, they produce more harmful molecules that damage the cells, leading to grey hair. Fixing this damage helped keep the color in the hair.

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