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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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Melting Glaciers Could Reawaken Hundreds of Earth’s Volcanoes : ScienceAlert

Melting Glaciers Could Reawaken Hundreds of Earth’s Volcanoes : ScienceAlert

The effects of climate change could awaken hundreds of volcanoes worldwide – which in turn could worsen the effects of climate change. According to recent models predicting changes in the magma beneath Patagonia’s glaciers, the retreat of ice has the power to shake subglacial volcanoes out of their slumber. The world isn’t at imminent risk of volcanic bombardment, but the …

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