Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

For years, he tried to expose the Tuskegee syphilis study, but no one would listen. By Maggie Jones One afternoon in the ...

When a mysterious flesh-rotting disease broke out in Europe in 1495, two years after Christopher Columbus returned from the ...

For centuries, scientists have disputed the origins of syphilis. A new study of ancient DNA supports an American origin for ...

In spring 1495, the Italian campaign of Charles VIII of France was interrupted by an intense outbreak of an apparently ...

Syphilis originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there#s evidence that 15th Century colonialists spread the disease ...

The implications of this research are manifold. The study paints a grim picture of colonialism’s unintended consequences.

New research on ancient DNA traces syphilis origins to the Americas, shedding light on the 15th-century outbreak in Europe.

In spring 1495, the Italian campaign of Charles VIII of France was interrupted by an intense outbreak of an apparently ...

But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide. Syphilis and Christopher Columbus have more in common than you might think. Both touched down on new continents and ...

Sexually transmitted infections are typically found on the genitals or mouth, but doctors are now warning that the eyes could ...