Word: braine
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...flaming heart--cold brain and firm command Of nerve and sinew, blotting out all fears, The will to win beyond the final stand, These are the factors in each hour of need That mark the pathway of the Winning Breed...
...study, conducted by Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and the National Institute of Aging, found that estrogen, natural levels of which drop sharply after menopause, may stave off Alzheimer's by stimulating the growth of nerve cells and inhibiting the production of apolipoprotein E, a fatty acid linked to the brain disorder. Scientists also think the hormone helps increase levels of acetylcholine, a crucial transmitter of nerve messages in the brain. The finding helps to support previous indications that estrogen may help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's. Other research, however, suggests that women taking estrogen might be at higher risk...
Bill Clinton, who during his 1992 presidential campaign refused to use his power as Governor to stop the execution of a brain-damaged black convict in Arkansas, told TIME in an interview last week that he is comfortable with the way the death penalty is applied in America. Revisiting the question of discriminatory sentencing as part of the race-relations initiative he plans to unveil this week, he said, "would not be a fruitful line of inquiry. The Supreme Court has made a decision there, [and] overwhelming majorities of all racial groups favor capital punishment...
...brother Stanley watching intently, Hays was strapped into the bright yellow chair inside Holman Prison in Atmore, Ala. Asked for his last words, a repentant Hays mouthed "I love you" to Stanley Donald, made a thumbs-up sign and died when the first high-voltage cycle slammed into his brain...
...screens across the continent, dinosaurs devour doggies, serial killers hijack planes, cruise ships come thisclose to exploding. And a week before the solstice, a few moviegoers are already sick of summer. There's got to be something better than this: brain food, not eye candy. Perhaps some ambition, boldness, a little variety for our palette. To the rescue comes a quartet of foreign-language films--remember them?--in French and Farsi, Mandarin and Japanese. These movies will be in only a few dozen U.S. theaters. But seeing them could convince you that summer really is a season of fullness...