Breast cancer cells have vitamin D receptors, and when these receptors are activated by vitamin D, it triggers a series of molecular changes that can slow down cell growth, cause cells to die, and make the cancer less aggressive, she says.
This is not too surprising, since we are constantly moving forward in time, and what is considered modern painting or modern sculpture today, may not be seen as modern in fifty years time. Even so, it is traditional to say that Modern Art means works produced during the approximate period 1870-1970. This Modern era followed a long period of domination by Renaissance-inspired academic art, promoted by the network of European Academies of Fine Art. And is itself followed by Contemporary Art (1970 onwards), the more avant-garde of which is also called Postmodern Art.
History of Modern and Contemporary Design. The Modern Style is basically the design and decor of the Modernism movement begun in the very late 1800s. Birthed by the German Bauhaus schools of design and the Scandinavian design emphasis on simplicity and function, the Modern Style is actually very old.