Genetic Study Bolsters Columbus Link to Syphilis
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Scientists have found what they say is the strongest evidence yet linking the first European explorers of the New World to the origin of sexually transmitted syphilis.
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One thousand people around the world are to have their genomes mapped in an effort to understand how genes influence disease.
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SCIENTISTS claim to have found the reason men&#39;s testicles are the size they are, and it is all to do with the infidelity of our female ancestors.
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Scientists say they have uncovered an important clue to understanding the origins of the Aids epidemic.
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Tiny genetic mutations were enough to create an aggressive new form of chlamydia, research finds.
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A particularly serious form of the  sexually transmitted bacterial disease syphilis has been  detected in gay and bisexual U.S. men infected with the AIDS  virus, federal health officials reported on Thursday.
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A married couple who sailed to America  from England around 1630 are the reason why thousands of people  in the United States are at higher risk of a hereditary form of  colon cancer, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Scientists believe they have discovered a gene which plays a critical role in the development of sperm.
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When Alfred Kinsey's sexual-behavior studies were published half a century ago, the United States was shocked. The topic remains so sensitive that some scientists think Kinsey would not have been able to do his work today.
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Scientists say they have identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that one day may help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments.
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Researchers in Germany reported yesterday that they had altered the DNA of a disease-causing bacterium to enable it to infect a species it cannot normally sicken -- a double-edged advance that experts said could deepen scientists' understanding of human diseases but could also speed the development...
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Researchers have discovered a gene mutation which prevents otherwise healthy carriers from feeling pain.
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Though it has long been dismissed as a serious illness, scientists have found a gene linked to the often debilitating syndrome
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A particularly serious form of the sexually transmitted bacterial disease syphilis has been detected in gay and bisexual U.S. men infected with the AIDS virus, federal health officials reported on Thursday.
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A rare and potentially serious sexually transmitted disease has turned up in a few patients in San Francisco, prompting health officials to issue a public warning.
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A gene known to give many Jewish women a high risk of cancer also puts many Hispanic women at high risk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Syphilis is back: The sexually transmitted disease long associated with 19th Century bohemian life is making an alarming resurgence in Europe.