The numbers are in: adding temozolomide to radiotherapy can extend survival in some patients even longer than was once thought possible. This deadly form of brain cancer is starting to see some long-term survivors. Medscape Medical News
More studies linking the effect of antiplatelet drugs on platelet function with clinical outcomes are urgently needed, a new review of the field concludes. Heartwire
Ultrasound assessment of the diameter of the optic nerve sheath can be used as a bedside test for early diagnosis of raised intracranial tension in head injury, researchers from India report. Reuters Health Information
Dyslectic children had suboptimal brain activation in response to fast-changing sounds, but training improved brain activation and reading, in a recent study. Medscape Medical News
