Organ regrowth advances with bladder rebuilt in seven patients
In a landmark Lancet report, seven patients received lab grown bladders from their own cells, improving continence and kidney function. Lead researcher Dr Anthony Atala notes tissue engineering could ease donor shortages, as families describe life changing outcomes including Kaitlyne McNamara preparing for her junior prom.
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Tracy McNamara
Lancet Medical Journal
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Anthony Atala
Kaitlyne McNamara
Middletown
Conn
Teen brain development at risk from teen drug use
Researchers report new brain imaging shows teenagers’ brains are rapidly changing and differ from adults. Drugs and alcohol may disrupt this renovation, raising teens’ addiction risk and making early onset harder to quit. Parents who monitor teen behavior can strongly influence prevention.
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St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Fast food ads more common on BET study finds
A Chicago AP report says fast food and snack commercials appear more on Black Entertainment Television than on Disney and WB. The study links ads to obesity concerns but Amy Jordan of Penn cautions the findings do not prove causation.
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Chicago
Disney
Archives of
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Amy Jordan
Annenberg Public Policy Center
University of Pennsylvania
Trends: Youths Shape Broad Uses for Cell Phones
A AP AOL Pew poll shows ages 18 to 29 and minority groups use cell phones as computers, music players and cameras. Mark Madsen, 24, notes heavy phone use beyond calls, including texting, gaming and MP3 playback, with youth-led higher usage of Internet features and multimedia.
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Washington
Ap-Aol-Pew
Mark Madsen
Chattanooga
Tenn
Red Cross retreats from Katrina response to reform aid
The American Red Cross pledges major reforms after acknowledging a $2 billion Katrina response fell short. It will standardize financial controls, hire more investigators, and shift funding to other groups to run shelters in underserved areas while relinquishing some control to local religious groups.
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American Red Cross
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Red Cross
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Chuck Grassley
Congres
Gulf Coast
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