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By Shalmali Pal

For a child with dyslexia, learning to read can be particularly traumatic. While a number of educational programs claim to unlock the mysteries of reading for dyslexic children, how effective are they? Researchers from two East Coast universities tested a computer-based reading program with functional MRI.

April 20, 2003

Head and Neck Imaging

This two-volume title has served as the authoritative text on head and neck radiology for the last decade. The 4th edition is an ambitious attempt to improve an exhaustive and comprehensive work.

April 16, 2003

PET reveals hippocampal role in preserving semantic memory

The hippocampus complex -- long thought to be involved only in storing memories -- actually plays a role in the efficiency of memory retrieval, Canadian researchers reported at the 2003 Rotman Research Institute Conference in Toronto.

April 15, 2003

PET continues to break ground on brain function

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Researchers have suspected for years that the hippocampus complex was involved only in the storing of memories. However, recent studies conducted with PET at McGill University in Montreal have demonstrated that the hippocampus plays a role in the efficiency of memory retrieval as well.

April 13, 2003

Molecular imaging explains why ibuprofen prevents Alzheimer’s

By Tracie L. Thompson

A new radiotracer under development at UCLA has enabled researchers to see for the first time how NSAIDs appear to prevent and even dissolve the amyloid plaque brain lesions that characterize, and likely cause, Alzheimer’s disease.

April 7, 2003

Dopamine transporter imaging with SPECT narrows Parkinsonian diagnosis

Dopamine transporter imaging using 123I beta-CIT SPECT may improve the accuracy of Parkinsonian syndrome diagnosis, according to a report from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting last week in Honolulu.

April 6, 2003