Efficacy of Cognitive Interventions in Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's Disease- An Open-Labelled Exploratory Analysis.

Background: Efficacy data on nonpharmacotherapy-based interventions such as cognitive retraining and mindfulness meditation on improving neuropsychological functioning in early Alzheimer's disease (AD) are sparse in Indian literature.

Objective: The objective of the study was to quantify the effect of cognitive retraining (CR) versus mindfulness training (MT) on neuropsychological test performance in patients with early AD.

Methods And Materials: We administered CR and MT strategies in two prospectively enrolled groups of individuals (N = 34) who met the criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to AD.

NBUVB Phototherapy at the Donor Site Can Enhance the Graft Uptake in the Nonhealing of Ulcers of Mycosis Fungoides: A Case Report.

Mycosis fungoides is a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which is formed of mature, skin homing, clonal, malignant T lymphocytes. It can sometimes present with skin ulcers that are difficult to heal because of the presence of large number T lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells. We present a case of nonhealing ulcers in a patient with mycosis fungoides, which was treated by narrow band ultraviolet B targeted phototherapy followed by split-thickness skin grafting.

Bipolar Analog Memristive Switching of In₂O₃ Using Al Nanoparticles.

Aluminum nanoparticles (AlNPs) were embedded into a sol-gel synthesized In₂O₃ thin film by using a combination of thermal evaporation and glancing Angle Deposition technique. Presence of different sizes of aluminum nanoparticles was confirmed from field emission gun scanning electron microscopy. The high-resolution X-ray diffraction confirms the formation of Al₂O₃ NPs by surface oxidation of aluminum nanoparticles.

Cytokine profile (IL-2, IL-6, IL-17, IL-22, and TNF-α) in vitiligo-New insight into pathogenesis of disease.

Background: Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease associated with alteration in levels of various cytokines. However, there are very few studies in this regard.

Objectives: To assess the serum levels of cytokines secreted by Th1 (IL-2, TNF-α), Th2 (IL-6), and Th17 cells (IL-17, IL-22) in patients with localized vitiligo and generalized vitiligo and to correlate their levels with the extent, duration, and activity of disease.

Hospital-based study of endometrial cancer survival in Mumbai, India.

Background: Endometrial cancer is common in western women, and the rates are very high; however in India, the rates are as low as 4.3 per 100,000 (Delhi).

Objective: To estimate the survival of endometrial cancer patients based on age, education, family history, tobacco habit, number of pregnancies, clinical extent of disease and treatment received.

A case-control study of risk factors for lung cancer in Mumbai, India.

In the year 2010, it is estimated that nearly 1.35 million new cases and 1.18 million deaths with lung cancer occurred.