Category Archives: English

Progress in Alzheimer’s Research

Posted on November 30, 2017 by babbityjean

For decades researchers have been working to defeat the devastating disease that robs memories.  Now there is a turning point.  A research team from the Department of Physics at the University of Bari, together with Italy’s Institute for Nuclear Physics, … Continue reading →

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Pasta: Smooth or Ridged?

Posted on November 16, 2017 by babbityjean

Italy is the world leader in both production and consumption of pasta.  No surprise.  In the south, the birthplace of pasta, almost everyone (99%) eats it, on average 4 to 5 times a week.  About a third eat it every … Continue reading →

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Where there is Prosecco, there is a smile

Posted on November 2, 2017 by babbityjean

The news comes from London directly from the newspaper, The Guardian.  An article cites a dentist who says that the teeth of a growing number of Brits are being ruined by Prosecco…by the acidity and the sugars of the Italian … Continue reading →

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