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The ways in which hair changes as we age aren’t always welcome. Nor are they entirely within our control.
“Many changes men and women see in their hair are thought to be the result of reduced activity of the stem cells in the hair follicle,” says dermatologist Neelam Vashi, director of the Boston University Cosmetic and Laser Center at Boston Medical Center. “As we get older, those stem cells [which replenish tissues throughout the body] don’t function as well or as quickly as they used to.”