United Nation have lavished praise on the ICC for its commitment towards social responsibility and said the cricket governing body’s effort to use the game to promote peace, development and understanding has been commendable. “The work of the ICC in promoting development and peace objectives through the game of cricket is commendable,” said Wilfried Lemke, Special Advisor to the... 

Washington, July 1 (ANI): Ending one of the biggest mysteries, Harvard scientists have found out why HIV patients are more susceptible to tuberculosis (TB) infection. In their study paper, a team of researchers led by Dr. Naimish Patel have described how HIV switches off the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The researchers have detailed how HIV interferes with the cellular and molecular... 

Actor Hrithik Roshan and wife Suzanne Khan have come forward to lend their support for AIDS awareness campaign. The couple attended the 26th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial here yesterday. The event, which was organised by Parmeshwar Godrej’s Heroes Project and the Mumbai District AIDS Control Society, echoed the slogan “Together we are the solution”. Hrithik took the pledge... 

Washington, May 20 (ANI): An Indian-origin scientist at Weill Cornell Medical College say that a novel contraceptive may also prove effective in blocking the transmission of the HIV virus. Dr. Brij Saxena, the Harold and Percy Uris Professor of Reproductive Biology and professor of Endocrinology, has revealed that the device is a vaginal ring that releases multiple types of non-hormonal agents and... 

London, May 18 (ANI): Canadian/American actress Pamela Anderson has shown that age does not matter when it comes to dressing up. Anderson was at the Life Ball in Vienna, an event aimed at raising funds for HIV and AIDS sufferers, reports the Sun. She stole the show in a revealing black top and a shimmering grey skirt, resembling a medieval wench. The Baywatch babe then got on stage in a dodgy gold... 

Jodhpur, May 18 (ANI): JNP-Plus, a voluntary forum in Jodhpur took out a rally on Sunday to spread awareness about the deadly virus HIV and AIDS. The rally with the theme, ‘Together, We Are The Solution’, was organised by a voluntary forum named Jodhpur Network of People Living with HIV Sansthan (JNP-Plus). It is a community based organisation which is fighting against AIDS and endeavouring... 

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Early retroviral use can significantly benefit AIDS patients with serious complications, suggest researchers. Most patients don’t seek medical attention until they have a serious AIDS-related condition. The research team from Stanford University School of Medicine showed that AIDS patients can reduce complications risk by half if they get antiretroviral treatment early... 

Melbourne, May 9 (ANI): HIV usually plays a game of hide and seek to dodge the immune system, but a new study has claimed that such playfulness actually makes the deadly virus vulnerable at times, according to an Australian study. The finding could offer insights into the treatment of HIV during the early stages of infection. At the time of entering a new host, HIV includes a form that researchers... 

London, May 06 (ANI): Just like diabetics, HIV patients may soon be able to monitor their own condition at home using a hand-held device. Researchers at three of London’s largest research centres are developing a hi-tech, finger prick blood-testing gadget. The device’s tiny mechanical sensors – microcantilever arrays – measure HIV levels to warn of impending flare-ups. A display... 

London, May 5 (ANI): Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has thrown a lifeline to number of projects like creating an anti-viral tomato, a flu-resistant chicken and a magnet that can detect malaria, awarding 81 grants of one lakh dollar each in a bid to support innovative, unconventional global health research. The five-year health research grants are designed to encourage scientists to pursue bold... 

London, May 4 (ANI): Biomedical engineers at Yale University have found a new method that may help stop HIV infection in future-a safe measure to deliver potentially therapeutic RNAs into vaginal cells using nanoparticles. Led by Mark Saltzman, the researchers believe that similar particles could be used to make topical creams containing anti-HIV RNAs.   The team wanted to find a better way to deliver... 

Washington, May 1 (ANI): In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that the ancestors of the simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) that jumped from chimpanzees and monkeys, and ignited the HIV/AIDS pandemic in humans, originated just a few centuries ago. The new study from The University of Arizona in Tucson revealed that these ages are substantially younger than previous estimates. SIV has... 

Washington, May 01 (ANI): A new study has found a link between infection with anal human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can cause anal and cervical cancers, and higher risk of new HIV infection in previously HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM). Previous studies have associated other sexually transmitted infections to higher risk of HIV infection and HPV is the most common sexually transmitted... 

Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): Although research seeking a plausible AIDS vaccine has been going on for decades, scientists have not made a breakthrough till date. Now, researchers have explained why anti-HIV antibodies are ineffective in blocking the deadly infection. Researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have said that the success has not been achieved in this field partly... 

Washington, April 16 (ANI): Studying HIV-infected people with a particular gene, scientists have gained fresh insights into how the virus mutates and evolves in response to the body’s immune pressure. Dr. Eric Hunter of the Emory Vaccine Center and Oxford University graduate student Hayley Crawford studied people in Zambia and South Africa with one form of the HLA gene that helps the immune system...