an introduction to legal study in ancient Rome, compiled by order of Justinian and divided into four books forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis
short for Institutes of the Christian Religion , the book by Calvin, completed in 1536 and constituting the basic statement of the Reformed faith, that repudiates papal authority and postulates the doctrines of justification by faith alone and predestination
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The National Institutes of Health reports that holistic care methods such as meditation, acupuncture and yoga have grown significantly in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Halladay's team worked with scientists from the National Institutes of Health on this multi-institutional project, led by Andrew Holmes and Olena Bukalo of the Laboratory of Behavioral and Genomic Neuroscience.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Kevin Hall, a leading nutrition scientist who carried out prominent research on the links between ultraprocessed foods and health, left his job at the National Institutes of Health last year, citing censorship concerns.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
“Nothing of this scale has been attempted in cancer vaccines before,” said Stacey Adam, vice president, science partnerships for the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, which helps the NIH form public-private partnerships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Dr. Zamborska’s research is funded by the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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