The Efficacy of Digital Hearing Aids in the Management of Tinnitus in Individuals with Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Tinnitus is a condition which is often seen coexisting with hearing loss. In many persons with tinnitus, the use of amplification devices has been reported to show improvement in difficulties due to tinnitus. Though the underlying physiological mechanism is not clearly understood, hearing aids have proven beneficial.

Effect of lupeol on antioxidants and xenobiotic enzymes in N-Butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine induced bladder carcinogenesis in experimental rats.

Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder is a common malignancy ranked 9 with an estimated 356,600 new cases diagnosed annually worldwide. The study showed the protective effects of Lupeol in N-Butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine induced bladder carcinogenesis in in vivo experimental model. Forty male healthy wistar rats were selected randomly divided into four groups.

Synergistic anti-carcinogenic effect of interferon-β with cisplatin on human breast adenocarcinoma MDA MB231 cells.

Cisplatin is one of the most commonly used chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer treatment. However, its efficacy is greatly limited by its toxic side effects. The present study investigated the synergistic effect of interferon β with cisplatin on MDA MB231 cells.