Six brothers and sisters from England who hold the world record for the most siblings with albinism have opened up about their journey to self-acceptance. Talking to Guinness World Records, the British family, who live in Coventry, say they experienced bullying growing up, but their tight bond helped them get through their school days. “During…

A new animal study suggests that certain stem cells have the unique ability to move between the growth zones of hair follicles. However, as we age, these stem cells become stuck and lose their ability to mature and maintain hair color. This discovery potentially opens up new opportunities for scientists to explore natural approaches to delaying…

Could the melanin found in our bodies and in foods like mushrooms help to mitigate the increasingly dire quantities of radiation we are exposed to daily? Over the course of the past decade, one of the most interesting concepts I have run into while scouring the biomedical literature is the possibility that melanin’s biological role in…