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Experimental Drug PP405 May Wake Up Dormant Follicles to Regrow Hair

Experimental Drug PP405 May Wake Up Dormant Follicles to Regrow Hair

Researchers have developed a new drug that regrows hair by reactivating dormant hair follicle cells. The approach is different than current treatments, which only slow down hair loss. It reactivates hair follicles by boosting the body’s natural availability of lactate, which directly affects the follicles’ ability to grow hair. Safety trials are done and a trial to test its effectiveness …

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COVID, the flu and other viral infections can re-awaken dormant breast cancer cells, new study in mice shows

COVID, the flu and other viral infections can re-awaken dormant breast cancer cells, new study in mice shows

The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s understandable why, since most relapses and metastatic cancers (cancers that have spread) aren’t started by new tumours. Rather, they’re caused by sleeper cancer cells that suddenly awaken. These “dormant” cancer cells usually colonise places such as the lungs or …

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Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts – Reuters

Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts  Reuters Illinois family among hundreds who watched cruise ship leave without them during tsunami warning  KSDK Cruise Ships Sailed to Safety Amid Tsunami Warnings, Leaving Some Passengers Behind  The New York Times Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts  CNN Science news this week: A magnitude 8.8 megaquake and whether …

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Tsunami possible in Russia's Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts – Reuters

Tsunami possible in Russia’s Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts  Reuters Illinois family among hundreds who watched cruise ship leave without them during tsunami warning  KSDK Cruise Ships Sailed to Safety Amid Tsunami Warnings, Leaving Some Passengers Behind  The New York Times Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts  CNN Science news this week: A magnitude 8.8 megaquake and whether we …

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Common Viruses May Wake Dormant Breast Cancer Cells, Study Finds : ScienceAlert

Common Viruses May Wake Dormant Breast Cancer Cells, Study Finds : ScienceAlert

Breast cancer patients who have been in remission for years or even decades may still need to be cautious about respiratory infections. Some common viruses may re-awaken a very small number of dormant breast cancer cells within our lungs, according to emerging research. “Dormant cancer cells are like the embers left in an abandoned campfire, and respiratory viruses are like …

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Fault line on Canadian border thought dormant for years could cause major earthquake, new study shows

Fault line on Canadian border thought dormant for years could cause major earthquake, new study shows

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