13 August 2012
A team of researchers from the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC) of the University of Coimbra, Portugal have identified an “bnormal presence of autophagic vacuoles is evident in brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), in contrast to the rare detection of autophagosomes in normal brain.” In a study published by Human Molecular […]
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12 August 2012
Travelers from around the world voted boutique “Lisbon Hostel” the title of world’s best hostel, according to Hostelworld.com Hoscar Awards. Four other Lisbon-based hostels also made the top 10 honors list, namely: Lisboa Central Hostel (3rd place); Living Lounge Hostel (4th place); Goodnight Hostel (5th place) and Rossio Hostel (6th place). The top 10 world list of […]
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10 August 2012
The Portuguese government has issued a new law blocking the renewal of residency permits for immigrants sentenced to more than one year in prison. Immigrants who have been sentenced to more than one year in prison will no longer be able to renew their residency permit in Portugal as the new law comes into effect. […]
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10 August 2012
The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of Rhode Island (PACC-RI) will be hosting the 2nd Candidates Night open to the Rhode Island Portuguese Community. The event will be held at 6:30PM, Thursday, August 23, at Grupo Amigos da Terceira, located at 55 Memorial Drive, Pawtucket (RI). Open to the public, the event is aimed to anyone […]
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09 August 2012
Professor Alessandra Silveira, Director of the Centre of Studies in European Union Law (CEDU) of the University of Minho, Portugal, is the holder of the Jean Monnet’s Chair in European Union Law. The title, assigned by the European Commission, through the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, recognizes Silveira’s project “Citizenship of rights: European citizenship as […]
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08 August 2012
Fernando Pimenta, 22, and Emanuel Silva, 26, of Portugal, won the Olympic Silver Medal for cannoning at the men’s double 1,000-meter K-2. Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny of Hungary took the gold. Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle of Germany took the bronze. This was the first time Portugal won a medal in canoe sprint. Last week, […]
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