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AIDS-related illnesses remain the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) globally, and they are the second leading cause of death for young women aged 15-24 years in Africa, said the report.

AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections

Until there's a vaccine, condoms are the best way to prevent HIV infection.

24 July 2018 2:39 PM IST

The deposition rates for viruses were nine to 461 times greater than the rates for bacteria. (Photo: Pixabay)

New virus linked to inflammatory bowel disease

The study focused on viruses inhabiting bacteria in the intestine known as bacteriophages or simply phages.

24 July 2018 12:45 PM IST

The year 2015 saw an estimated 760,000 deaths due to HIV/AIDS, which has dropped from a million in 2010. (Photo: AP)

HIV infection doubles heart disease risk, says study

Analysis of global figures, published in Circulation, reveals HIV-associated cardiovascular disease has more than...

19 July 2018 5:02 PM IST

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A new pathogen can kill or blind people

It can even result in death.

8 July 2018 11:52 AM IST

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Viruses are the most common cause of meningitis

Researchers studied the diagnosis and treatment of more than 1000 patients with suspected meningitis.

1 July 2018 10:02 AM IST

One of the main concerns was that the virus is too toxic and could kill the human along with the cancer cell. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Breakthrough: Scientists engineer virus to kill all types of cancer

This cowpox-style virus is would be injected directly to the tumour, causing it to explode.

12 Nov 2019 1:52 PM IST

It sort of resets your immune system back to sort of a more naive state. (Photo: AFP)

Measles virus much more deleterious than expected

Getting measles 'resets' the body's immune system.

1 Nov 2019 10:50 AM IST

The WannaCry ransomware attack infected thousands of computers worldwide and crippled parts of Britains National Health Service in May. (Photo: File/Representational)

Beware! New ransomware disguised as a game

Anatova is targeting consumers at scale across the globe.

23 Jan 2019 4:40 PM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

What should you do: Cryptojacking worm Beapy hits enterprises

Beapy (W32.Beapy) is a file-based coinminer that uses email as an initial infection vector.

26 April 2019 11:01 AM IST

Alarmed, Bibi took Raza to a hospital where medical tests confirmed the boy was among about 500 people, mostly children, who authorities say tested positive for the virus, which can lead to AIDS. (Photo: AP)

Nearly 500 people test positive for HIV in Pakistani district

A local physician who has AIDS has since been arrested and is being investigated for possibly intentionally infecting...

17 May 2019 9:09 AM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

WannaCry still a concern for millions of computers

Data reveals that there are as many as 1.7 million Internet-connected endpoints that are still vulnerable.

14 May 2019 11:26 AM IST

The Kerala government Monday said a college student here is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus but a final confirmation is awaited from the National Institute of Virology in Pune. (Representational Image)

Kerala student suspected with Nipah virus, state govt takes...

A team of medical experts, who have experience in dealing with the situation, have been rushed to Ernakulam, officials...

3 Jun 2019 2:55 PM IST