Word: loss
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Encouraged, Nichols' scientists began testing the compound, designated FGN-1, on lab animals. It seemed effective against several types of cancers--breast, lung and bladder--but the animals lost weight. That raised a question: Was it the drug or the weight loss that was providing the anti-cancer action? When the scientists repeated the experiments at lower doses, the animals improved without losing weight. "We got a beautiful dose response," says Pamukcu...
...airy volume of a room or the underside of a humble chair, are eerie, elegant and refined. The exhibition includes a gorgeous gallery of these chair pieces: variously colored blocks shining softly under a skylight like a plot of grave markers. It's a tranquil hymn to loss and absence, evoking the sense of departed souls who once sat among us. Its thoughtfulness is a respite from so much brazen shouting, and like a good deal of her art, it can be enjoyed as much for the minimalist pleasure of its simple, rhythmic shapes as for the stories it conjures...
Likely as not, the children themselves are victims of emotional trauma. "These children are suffering profound loss," says Sylvie de Toledo, founder of Grandparents as Parents (GAP), a California support network. "They come with everything from emotional, behavioral, academic and medical problems to physical disabilities from prenatal substance abuse...
After suffering a heart-wrenching, last-second loss to Colgate last week, the Harvard football team will continue...
...debut that has all but astonished veteran fans, the Crimson has extended its win streak to five games, suffering its only loss of the season to New Hampshire, a non-Ivy League team...