Syphilis Bacteria Study Yields Valuable Diagnostic Tool Jun 15, 2008
The researchers' study results describe how sequence variations they identified in the acidic repeat protein (ARP) gene allow straightforward differentiation of venereal syphilis from non-venereal Treponema pallidum subspecies ... Harper et al. The sequence of the acidic repeat protein (arp) gene differentiates venereal from nonvenereal Treponema pallidum subspecies, and the gene has evolved under strong positive selection in the subspecies that causes syphilis ... 17, 1998) In a research... (Science Daily)
Fertility First May 12, 2008
Do It Yourself Donor Insemination. If you don't like doctors and clinics, an increasing number of women are turning to DIY home insemination to start a family. (Suite101.com)
Columbus blamed for introducing syphilis to Europe Jan 16, 2008
This type of syphilis - Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum - is spread by sexual intercourse ... But there are other varieties of T. pallidum that are transmitted through skin-to-skin or oral contact ... Kristin Harper from Emory University in Georgia and her team examined the DNA of 23 strains of three common subspecies of T. pallidum, including the sexually transmitted and non-venereal types. (BBC News -- Health)
Columbus May Have Brought Syphilis To Europe From New World Jan 16, 2008
17, 1998) In a research breakthrough that paves the way for preventive vaccines as well as better diagnostic tests and treatments, scientists have sequenced the complete genome for Treponema pallidum, the. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Columbus also discovered syphilis, study indicates Jan 16, 2008
Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum is the agent for the scourge of venereal syphilis. The subspecies endemicum causes bejel, usually in hot, arid climates, and pertenue spreads yaws in hot, humid places. (International Herald Tribune)
Study suggests Columbus brought syphilis to Europe Jan 15, 2008
All are caused by Trepeonemas: syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum. Yaws, by Treponema pertenue and bejel by Treponema pallidum. (CTV.ca)
Did Columbus bring back disease? Jan 15, 2008
Venereal syphilis, caused by the pallidum subspecies of Treponema pallidum, almost always leaves a signature of its ravages on bone matter. Initially, says the study, T. pallidum rose in the Old World in the form of a non-venereal infection and then spread to the Middle East and Eastern Europe. (iAfrica.com)
Did Columbus bring syphilis to America? Jan 15, 2008
A comparison of 23 strains of Treponema pallidum bacteriumfound that the modern variety that causes the sexually transmitted disease was most closely related to bacteria collected from a remote tribe in Guyana ... The venereal form of syphilis is caused by a subspecies of Treponema pallidum. (Los Angeles Times)
Parkinson's Disease May 30, 2007
An alternative is surgery on the brain, either on the pallidum or the thalamus. Both have been shown to reduce symptoms in some patients. (BBC News -- Health)
Study: Hint Of Payoff Spurs Harder Work Apr 14, 2007
Those brain scans show that a certain brain area, the ventral pallidum, was particularly active during the test. The ventral pallidum is involved in motivation and reward, note Pessiglione and colleagues. (CBS News)
Resurgence And Spread Of Syphilis In China Is A Rapidly Increasing Epidemic Jan 13, 2007
(July 17, 1998) -- In a research breakthrough that paves the way for preventive vaccines as well as better diagnostic tests and treatments, scientists have sequenced the complete genome for Treponema pallidum, the ... -- Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. (Science Daily)
Syphilis soaring high in China Jan 13, 2007
Syphilis is a chronic infectious disease caused by a spirochete (Treponema pallidum), either transmitted by direct contact, usually in se xual intercourse, or passed from mother to child in utero, and progressing through three stages characterized respectively by local formation of chancres, ulcerous skin eruptions, and systemic infection leading to general paresis ... - Syphilis - Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. (SpiritIndia)
Sexually transmitted infections Jan 12, 2007
Syphilis is caused by the bacteria T. pallidum. The incubation period is from a few days to three months. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
