starvation

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She says that studies in mice have shown that starvation enhances the animal’s tolerance to chemotherapy doses but can’t cure the disease outright.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Unless ocean temperatures return to more tolerable levels, bleached corals are unable to recover and eventually die of starvation.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Nine in the bay were killed by ship strikes last year while another 12 appear to have died of starvation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

“The old protein guidelines were designed to prevent starvation and withering away,” said Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

"Life is good," says a Dutch woman, "freedom is good, but starvation leaves its mark, like rough rope on your wrists, always rubbing, always making a nuisance of itself."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper