Scientists reveal why hair turns grey

 

And why it stops growing...

George Clooney may be able to pull it off, but for most people grey hair

is just an unwelcome sign of ageing.
Now a new study has shed light on why hair turns grey, paving the way for

potential treatments which could help hair retain its natural colour.

Researchers at the New York University Langone Medical Centre

think that a breakdown in communication between the stem cells in hair follicles

and melanocyte stem cells may be the cause of hair turning grey.

Melanocytes are the pigment producing cells which give hair its colour,
while follicle stem cells are responsible for the growth of new hair.

"We have known for decades that hair follicle stem cells and pigment-producing

melanocycte cells collaborate to produce coloured hair, but the underlying reasons

 were unknown," said Dr. Mayumi Ito, who led the study.

The scientists used a mouse model to examine how the follicle cells and
melanocytes work together to generate hair growth and produce hair colour.

They identified a signalling pathway - known as Wnt - which follicle cells use to send

instructions to, and activate stem cell melanocytes.

Once they receive the Wnt signal, the melanocytes start producing
 pigment which gives hair its colour.

Inhibiting Wnt signalling in hair follicle stem cells inhibited both hair re-growth and
prevented melanocyte stem cell activation leading to depigmented or grey hair in mice.

The study findings suggest that manipulating the Wnt signalling pathway may help
prevent hair turning grey and even prevent hair thinning.

If scientists managed to achieve this in humans, it would be welcome news to the many men
and women of a certain age who spend a small fortune on hair colouring.

The research also provides insight into diseases in which melanocytes are lost,
or grow uncontrollably as in the deadly type of skin cancer, melanoma.

The study is published in the journal Cell.

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Just A Box Of Crayons

 

While walking in a toy store
 The day before today,
 I over heard a Crayon Box
 With many things to say.

 "I don't like red!" said Yellow.
 And Green said, "Nor do I!"
 And no one here likes Orange,
 But no one knows quite why.

 "We are a box of crayons
 that really doesn't get along,"
 Said Blue to all the others.
 "Something here is wrong!"

 Well, I bought that box of crayons
 And took it home with me
 And laid out all the crayons
 So the crayons could all see

 They watched me as I colored
 With Red and Blue and Green
 And Black and White and Orange
 And every color in between

 They watched as Green became the grass
 And Blue became the sky.

 The Yellow sun was shining bright
 On White clouds drifting by.

 Colors changing as they touched,
 Becoming something new.

 They watched me as I colored.
 They watched till I was through.

 And when I'd finally finished,
 I began to walk away.

 And as I did the Crayon box
 Had something more to say........

 "I do like Red! " said the Yellow
 And Green said, "So do I !"
 And Blue you are terrific!
 "So high up in the sky."

 "We are a Box of Crayons
 Each of us unique,
 But when we get together
 The picture is complete"

~Author Unknown~

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Life's Riches

 

If you walk among the flowers
And never watch them bloom,
 Nor stop along the way
To inhale their sweet perfume;

 If you look upon your child
  And never watch him play,
 Nor see the many changes,
With each new waking day;

If you walk across the land
Never looking towards the sky,
 Nor gaze upon a sunset,
Or the birds that pass you by;

 If you walk alone, needing no one,
 Passing all others by,
 Feeling you should always be strong,
  And never even cry;

If you dwell among many
Never opening your door,
 You've denied yourself of riches,
For then you will be poor.

"For every moment you live and regret
 You lost a moment of life"

© Janet Ritchie

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Aowlad a Nabi SAWW اولاد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

 





Aoulad a Nabi SAWW (Shjrah a Mubarak of Ale Nabi SAWW)
Family Tree of Prophet Hadrat Muhammad PBUH

Aik Ajeeb or Azmooda Kam ایک عجیب اور آزمودہ کام

 



بسم اللہ الرحمٰن الرحیم السلام و علیکم و رحمۃ اللہ و برکاتہ ایک عجیب اور آزمودہ  کام جسمانی جوڑوں کی حرکت کا بعض حروف  کی ادائیگی سے کیا تعلق ہے؟ ! ! ! ! ! سادہ سا جواب تو یہی بنتا ہے کہ کوئی تعلق نہیں۔ ! لیکن آئیے ایک تجربہ کرکے  خود دیکھتے ہیں -------- ! مثال کے طور پر ہم ایک حرف  (س) لیتے ہیں 1 اپنی گردن کو مضبوطی سے اس طرح پکڑیئے جس طرح کہ تصویر میں دکھایا گیا ہے

Jumah Mubarak Salat Hadith ( جمعہ کي نماز ميں جلد آنے کي فضيلت (حديث کي روشني ميں

Jumah Mubarak Salat/Prayer Hadith

PAKISTAN KA MTLAB KYA > FESLA/FAISALA

 

PAKISTAN KA MTLAB KYA > FESLA/FAISALA

PAKISTAN KA MTLAB KYA LA ILAHA ILALLAH

Hilarious: To change a lightbulb? How many Group members does it take ...

How many Group members does it take

To change a lightbulb?

One to change the light bulb and to post

That the light bulb has been changed.

Fourteen to share similar experiences

Of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb

Could have been changed differently.

Seven to caution about the dangers

Of changing light bulbs.

Seven more to point out spelling/grammar errors

In posts about changing light bulbs.

Three to correct spelling/grammar errors.

Six to argue over whether it's

"lightbulb" or "light bulb".

Another six to condemn those six as stupid.

Fifteen to claim experience in

The lighting industry and give

The correct spelling.

Nineteen to post that this group is not

About light bulbs and to please take

This discussion to a lightbulb

(or light bulb) forum.

Eleven to defend the posting to the group

Saying that we all use light bulbs

And therefore the posts are relevant

To this group.

Thirty six to debate which method

Of changing light bulbs is superior,

Where to buy the best light bulbs,

What brand of light bulbs work best

For this technique and what brands

Are faulty.

Seven to post URLs where one can see

Examples of different light bulbs.

Four to post that the URLs were posted

Incorrectly and then post the corrected URL.

Three to post about links they found

From the URLs that are relevant

To this group which makes light bulbs

Relevant to this group.

Thirteen to link all posts to date,

Quote them in their entirety

Including all headers and signatures,

And add "Me too".

Five to post to the group that they will

No longer post because they cannot handle

The light bulb controversy.

Four to say "didn't we go through this

Already a short time ago?"

Thirteen to say "do a Google search

On light bulbs before posting

Questions about light bulbs."

Three to tell a funny story about

Their cat and a light bulb.

AND

One group lurker to respond to

The original post 6 months from now

With something unrelated and start it

All over again.

Banana bread (Indian/Pakistani Cooking Recepies)

 

This delicious banana bread recipe combines fruit
with nuts to make a tasty snack or afternoon treat

Ingredients:500 g ripe bananas, mashed up

120 g soft butter

85 g sugar

85 g brown sugar

2 beaten eggs

2 tbsp dulce de leche or condensed milk

220 g self raising flour

65 g walnuts

70 g chocolate chips

1 Mixer with the flat beater attachment

1 Rubber spatula

1 loaf pan buttered

1 wooden skewer

Serves: 6 to 8
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Method:

1. Set the oven to 180 degrees centigrade or gas mark 4.

2. Using your spatula spoon the butter into the mixer bowl, follow with the brown sugar, white sugar,
then lower the whisk attachment into the bowl and blend on medium speed for a few minutes.
Then slow down the speed and slowly add in the eggs, the mashed bananas,
the dulce de leche and slowly begin to add the flour, shaking it in little by little then
add in the chocolate chips and finally the walnuts.

Switch off the blender, lift up the whisk head, scrape the mixture off the attachment,
take it off and remove the bowl. And using your spatula give it one final quick mix by hand.

3. Pour the batter into the tin using your spatula spread the mixture into the side of the tin.

4. Place the baking tin into the centre of the preheated oven and bake for roughly 55-60 minutes.
You can check to see if it's ready by piercing into the centre of the cake with a skewer.
It should come outdry and if so, remove the banana bread from the oven.

5. Allow to cool before cutting and serve with fresh cream!

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1320~*Dil_e_Dagdaar*~Pak Old... Lagta naheen hay jee mera ujrey diyaar main Kis ki bani hay aalam_e_ napayedaar main Keh do in hasarton se kaheen aur ja baseen Itni jagha kahan hay dil_e_dagdaar main umar_e_daraaz maang k laey they chaar din Do aarzo main kat gaye do intezaar main Itna hay badnseeb "Zafar" kafin k liye dafn k liye Do gaz zameen bhi na mili kuh_e_ yaar main

 

1320~*Dil_e_Dagdaar*~Pak Old...

Lagta naheen hay jee mera ujrey diyaar main
Kis ki bani hay aalam_e_ napayedaar main

Keh do in hasarton se kaheen aur ja baseen
Itni jagha kahan hay dil_e_dagdaar main

umar_e_daraaz maang k laey they chaar din
Do aarzo main kat gaye do intezaar main

Itna hay badnseeb "Zafar" kafin k liye dafn k liye
Do gaz zameen bhi na mili kuh_e_ yaar main

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Maghaz nihari (Indian/Pakistani Cooking Recipes)

 

Maghaz Nihari is purely a pakistani dish.
Its a kind of beef stew cooked on low heat
with spices and Fried brains.
Do try this and make your day lovely …

Ingredients:

1 kg beef (4-6 large pieces)
½ kg knuckle and marrow meat (beef)
1 ½ cup oil
1 tspn garlic paste
Onion sliced
50 gms of wheat Flour
Lots of water

MASALA

2 tbspns red chilli powder
Salt to taste
2 tspn nigella seeds
1 tbspn garlic powder
3 tbspn Fried dried onion
3 tbspn cumin seeds
2 bay leaves
1 tspn Fennel seeds
2 tbspn black pepper
2 tspns mace
2 tbspn nutmeg
1 tbspn ginger powder
2 tbspn black cumin
1 tspn cloves
½ cup lemon juice

FOR MAGHAZ*

3 goat or lamb brains
1 tbspn ghee* or 4 tbspns olive oil

FOR GARNISHING

A bunch of coriander
3 – 4 green chillies sliced
A big piece of ginger sliced thinly

Procedure:

-Combine all the masala ingredients except lemon juice and
grind well into powder and mix with lemon juice.

-Now in a large, thick bottomed pot, heat one cup of oil.
Add garlic and stir and then add meat, bones and masala and Fry For Few minutes.
Add 13 glasses of water and cover.
Cook on very low heat until the meat is very tender
(For beef it will take something around 6 – 8 hours).

-Dissolve 50 gms of Flour in 3 glasses of water (avoid lumps)
and stir this mixture into the curry and stir well.
Remove bones if you want to.

-Boil brains For 5 minutes.
Heat ghee or oil and Fry boiled brains in it.
Stir this through Nihari.

-Cook For 15 minutes and meanwhile Fry onions in rest of the oil.

-Add Fried onions + oil to the mixture and again cook on low heat For 30 minutes.

-And Finally after a lot of struggle and cooking, Nihari is ready.

Serve it hot with naan or parathas and enjoy.

Outcome:

Tasty homemade Maghaz Nihari is ready to be served.

Tips:

-Avoid lumps while mixing wheat Flour and water.

-Take shin meat.

Servings:

This will serve 10 persons easily.

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Hadith of the Day (Adhan and Salat)

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah.

Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu.

Narrated Abu Huraira (May Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala be pleased with him) -

Allah's Apostle (May Peace,blessings and mercy of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala be on him) said, "If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first row (in congregational prayers) and found no other way to get that except by drawing lots they would draw lots, and if they knew the reward of the Zuhr prayer (in the early moments of its stated time) they would race for it (go early) and if they knew the reward of 'Isha' and Fajr (morning) prayers in congregation, they would come to offer them even if they had to crawl."

Sahih Bukhari:Volume 1, Book 11, Number 589 

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Courage To Be Yourself

 

"Discomfort is a small price to pay for growth."

Many women find it difficult to say "No."
So they keep saying  "Yes."

Some women hurt when they hear praise.
They shake their heads and deny their worth.

Many women resist love.
They are the caregivers, but they are afraid to be taken care of.

Sometimes a woman wants to get intimate, but she is held back byshame.

Fear, shame and doubt eat away at your self-esteem.
Today, decide the course YOU want to take.
Don't always feel compelled to flow with the current.

Say "No" firmly and loudly when you need to.
When someone praises you, smile gently yet proudly.
Allow yourself to be loved and cared for.     
Take control of your intimate moments by deciding and expressing

what YOU want.

Allow discomfort to wash over you and fade away.
Do the things that you REALLY want and throw away the mask
that has been hiding you. You can do it!

~JANE POWELL~

 

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