Why young men at HIV risk hesitate to take preventative drug?

IANS | December 1, 2023 4:58 PM

London, Dec 1 (IANS) Lack of knowledge, awareness and stigma about PrEP -- a drug which stops HIV infecting the body -- are the major barriers that limit young men at HIV risk from taking the preventative pill, revealed a study on World AIDS day on Friday.

500 HIV patients keen to get married in UP

IANS | December 1, 2023 1:39 PM

Lucknow, Dec 1 (IANS) In a welcome move, at least 500 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in Uttar Pradesh, have shown an interest in getting married and have even begun the initial paperwork required for it.

Researchers harness AI to map visual functions in brain

IANS | December 1, 2023 1:24 PM

New York, Dec 1 (IANS) Researchers have harnessed the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to map visual functions in the brain, which they say will also remove biases that may arise when looking at responses.

Gurugram hospital claims upsurge in HIV positive cases in Haryana

IANS | November 30, 2023 8:08 PM

Gurugram, Nov 30 (IANS) Haryana has been seeing an upsurge in HIV positive cases for the last 2 years, with nearly 102 new cases reported across various regions including Gurugram, Hissar, Palwal, Pataudi, Narnaul, and Rohtak, claimed a study by Fortis Memorial Research Institute on Thursday.