1:09pm

Thu May 23, 2013
Shots - Health News

Seeing Double: Errors In Stem-Cell Cloning Paper Raise Doubts

Credit Richard Clement / Reuters /Landov

This feels a bit like deja vu.

Scientists report a major breakthrough in human stem-cell research. And then just a week later, the findings come under fire.

Biologists at Oregon Health & Science University said May 15 that they had cloned human embryos from a person's skin cell.

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12:53pm

Thu May 23, 2013
The Two-Way

3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway

Credit Mark Stahl / AP

A 3-D printer is being credited with helping to save an Ohio baby's life, after doctors "printed" a tube to support a weak airway that caused him to stop breathing. The innovative procedure has allowed Kaiba Gionfriddo, of Youngstown, Ohio, to stay off a ventilator for more than a year.

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12:47pm

Thu May 23, 2013
The Two-Way

Teen Pregnancies Continue To Decline, New Report Shows

New government figures add to evidence of a decline in teen pregnancies across the nation and point to a notably large drop in births among Hispanic teens, NPR's Jennifer Ludden tells our Newscast Desk.

She reports that the overall birth rate among teens is now half what it was at its peak, two decades ago, and that a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows:

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12:20pm

Thu May 23, 2013
World Cafe

Boy On World Cafe

Credit Inga Seevers / Courtesy of the artist

The Swiss-German duo Boy has enjoyed worldwide success with its charming debut album, Mutual Friends. Members Sonya Glass and Valeska Steiner met in 2005 at a six-week song workshop and quickly developed a rapport.

In this installment of World Cafe, the two discuss the nuances of writing in English, and describe how their friendship grew along with their musical success.

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8:45am

Thu May 23, 2013
Local

Shreveport teen wins top award from Intel

Credit Intel Corporation
Henry Lin of Shreveport stands on a podium alongside Ionut Budisteanu of Romania and Eesha Khare of Saratoga, Calif. They received the top awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

A Harvard University-bound Caddo Magnet High School graduate delivered his commencement speech via a taped video last week. Henry Lin, 17, of Shreveport missed graduation because he was receiving the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award at the world’s largest high school science research fair, a week-long event held in Phoenix. Lin received a $50,000 scholarship and $8,000 in cash for his astrophysics project that explores far-off and ancient cluster galaxies.

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8:32am

Thu May 23, 2013
Shots - Health News

Antidepressant May Protect The Heart Against Mental Stress

Originally published on Thu May 23, 2013 1:12 pm

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Stress can be a bummer for your heart. And, it seems, antidepressants may help some people with heart disease better weather that stress.

That's the intriguing suggestion from a study that tested how people with heart disease reacted when faced with challenging mental and social tests.

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8:02am

Thu May 23, 2013
The Two-Way

Jobless Claims Drop, But Stay In Recent Range

Originally published on Thu May 23, 2013 9:20 am

There were 340,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 23,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration reports.

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8:00am

Thu May 23, 2013
Local

Red River Radio Volunteer Picnic & Open House

Red River Radio held an open house and cookout for our volunteers today with Buddy Flett and Tim Brogan providing the music. We had great turnout and good time just relaxing and sharing each others company. What a great group of people we have helping us. This slide show features some of the best photos taken by Kermit Poling. Thanks to all of you for making Red River Radio such a great station.

7:49am

Thu May 23, 2013
The Two-Way

Triple Murder May Link Tsarnaev And Man Killed In Florida

Originally published on Thu May 23, 2013 3:18 pm

Credit / Reuters /Landov

Ibragim Todashev, the 27-year-old man shot and killed after he allegedly attacked an FBI agent Wednesday in Orlando, may have been involved with Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a 2011 triple murder.

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7:35am

Thu May 23, 2013
Commentary

What Was I Thinking for May 23, 2013

Commentator Brian O'Nuanain struggles today with the American Beer Commercials.

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