Syphilis has long been difficult to eradicate—and it’s ... In this method, researchers once again used cottontail rabbit skin cells, but they improved the conditions by adding even more nutrients to ...

Researchers have gained new insights into the syphilis genome to aid in vaccine design. Syphilis cases are the highest they have been in over 70 years, leading public health officials to seek new ways ...

Hair loss is one possible symptom of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. It’s thought to occur due to an immune response to the bacteria causing the infection. Syphilis is a sexually ...

He found that different cells held different dyes ... the one which causes syphilis. At that time, syphilis was a disabling and prevalent -- though little talked about -- disease.

Illinois public health officials announced that a new data collection process has been launched in an effort to combat a sharp rise in cases of congenital syphilis within the state. According to ...

“This is my memento mori: to Aunt Hazel; to her horses; to her bas­tard, bliss; to famous cases of syphilis.” Mary Todd Lin­coln prob­a­bly con­tracted syphilis from her hus­band. Nor­bert Hirschhorn ...

The U.S. is seeing a resurgence in syphilis, a disease once almost completely eliminated in the country. The increase in drug use and the lack of sufficient medical care are contributing to the ...

A sudden increase in syphilis infections in Japan has prompted experts to call for better sex education and more testing. Around 13,000 cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) have been ...

A new study has found that rates of chlamydia and syphilis plummet among people prescribed doxycycline for sexually transmitted infection prevention in routine clinical care. The study was led by ...