To stay a step ahead of the immune system and resist eradication, syphilis shuffles DNA in and out of a single gene, a new study shows.

Young sexual minority men need education about the risks, symptoms, and prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV), new research shows.

A protein called IL-36g could keep the herpes virus from spreading to the nervous system in women, researchers have discovered.

In animal tests, a new vaccine offered the strongest type of immunity against genital herpes.

New research on gonorrhea "suggests a way to halt the growth of this sexually transmitted infection in the host's body."

Doctors should instead focus on managing the common sexually transmitted infection once it has been diagnosed.