The findings, announced in a Jan. 22 press release, are the result of a study of 5,500-year-old human remains in Sabana de ...

The findings represent the oldest complete set of genetic information from this bacterial group and shed light on its ...

In A Nutshell Scientists discovered a 5,500-year-old form of the bacteria that causes syphilis in remains from Colombia, the ...

What began as a study of human population history quickly evolved into a groundbreaking ...

A previously unknown strain of syphilis bacteria has been discovered in human remains in Colombia, dating back 5,500 years.

Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old skeleton in Colombia reveals the oldest genome of "Treponema pallidum" yet, sharpening ...

Rates of syphilis infection, once hampered by the discovery of penicillin, have been rising in recent years. Researchers recently linked the increase in modern syphilis cases to a pandemic, antibiotic ...

A 5,500-year-old skeleton from the Americas has yielded the oldest genetic evidence yet of a bacterium closely related to the ...

An international scientific team reconstructs the oldest known genome of Treponema pallidum from 5,500-year-old human remains, revealing the presence of diseases such as syphilis in the Americas long ...

A rising number of syphilis infections in Arlington is driving a push to do better at testing and treating the sexually ...

New numbers show a 28% jump in cases over two years. We break down what's behind these numbers.

The decades-long syphilis epidemic in the U.S. continues, as the CDC says the maternal syphilis rate spiked 28% between 2022 ...