We have all seen movies, series, and have known of someone in our lives who got their appendix removed. But do we know what this organ's actual role is? It is a small finger-like pouch, but has a role ...

Discover the surprising role of the appendix in immunity and gut health, alongside insights on appendicitis and treatment ...

For decades, the appendix has been dismissed as a useless organ — a leftover from human evolution with no real function.

When doctors and patients consider the appendix, it's often with urgency. In cases of appendicitis, the clock could be ticking down to a life-threatening burst. Thus, despite recent research ...

Just last year, 42-year-old actor Adan Canto succumbed to the same cancer. Now Vanderbilt researchers warn that appendix ...

The appendix has long been dismissed as an organ that has outlived its usefulness in human evolution. But new research suggests it may play an active — and detrimental — role in the development of ...

Appendix cancer once had a reputation as one of the rarest forms of cancer. Many were unaware of the condition entirely. And when doctors did encounter it, it was almost exclusively in older people ...

Appendix cancer, a rare condition originating in the appendix, is showing a rise in reported cases. While often discovered incidentally, improved diagnostics and potential lifestyle factors contribute ...