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Inhibition of the oncogenic kinase AKT, a key protein governing the cell cycle, was found to arrest cancer cell proliferation and triggered their programmed death by apoptosis. The study, published today in Oncogene, represents significant progress in the clinical translation of previous basic scientific discoveries. “Understanding the molecular fe...

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Caliendo’s Banda Napoletana is aiming to cap off its 45th anniversary year with new uniform hats for its musicians. One of the few authentic Italian festival bands left in America, the ensemble was launched by Raffaele Strocchia in 1926, and is now run by Strocchia’s cousin Marty Caliendo.  “All of the years playing outdoors in virtually every type...

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L’Accademia Napoletana, per la lingua e cultura di Napoli, presieduta dal dott. Massimiliano Verde,  è stata formalmente presentata nel Febbraio del 2016 alla presenza del Primo Cittadino di Napoli, dott. Luigi de Magistris, e si pone come obiettivo quello di tutelare, promuovere, sensibilizzare, in Italia e all’estero, specie le nuove generazioni,...

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The Italian Film Festival in St Louis this year will bring you on a cinematic and culinary tour of Italy. The festival begins April 6th and lasts for four weekends ending on April 28th. This is the fourteenth edition of the festival, and this year, being the "The Year of Italian Food", as announced by the Italian Ministries of Culture and Agricultu...

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Have you ever heard of “struffoli?” They are deep fried morsels of dough that expand as they cook. Have you ever tasted “struffoli?” After they are fried they get bathed in warm honey and adorned with sprinkles and some orange zest. Got your mouth watering yet? Their texture is such that they are crunchy on the outside but tender on the inside. It...

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Easter is a very important moment for the people of Italy: for those still actively practicing, it is a time of meditation and prayer, steeped in profound spiritual meaning; for everybody else, it remains deeply tied to memories of traditions, practices and, of course, dishes, that bring us back centuries. Every Italian, I am sure, must have cheris...

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Archaeologists have discovered what they believe could be the remains of Naples' first port in the waters by the Castel dell'Ovo, they said in a presentation on Thursday. Exploring the waters around Castel dell'Ovo, a team of divers found four tunnels about ten metres below the surface, which they believe could have been used to moor ships some 25...

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Oggi abbiamo il piacere di incontrare Luca Martera, autore, regista e studioso di mass-media tra Italia e Stati Uniti. Il prossimo 18 Aprile Luca terrà al Palazzo delle Arti (PAN) di Napoli una conferenza-show, promossa dall’Associazione Culturale Musae, dal titolo AmericaNapoli - 100 anni di film vesuviani tra Cinecittà e Hollywood. Intanto, grazi...

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Like many tourists in Naples, I have only ever been there en route to somewhere else. For years the city has had a reputation for being dirty, dangerous and traffic-choked: why on earth would anyone choose to linger? But this has changed. Naples is becoming a destination in its own right, thanks in part to the huge popularity of the enigmatic autho...

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Una visita informale, il racconto del Circolo Posillipo e della sua storia, la scoperta della bellissima sede del sodalizio e infine, un pranzo a base di piatti del mare napoletano: è stata questa la mattinata di venerdì scorso, 23 febbraio, durante la quale il Circolo ha ospitato la Console Generale degli Stati Uniti a Napoli, Mary Ellen Countryma...

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