When I was diagnosed with a rare cancer at the “stump” of my appendix, I was surprised, considering I had my appendix removed more than a decade ago. When I was diagnosed in the fall of 2022with a ...
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What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ
Biologists say the appendix isn’t useless after all. Evolution kept reinventing it, and it may help support gut immunity and ...
Why do humans have an appendix? New research is reshaping our understanding of this overlooked organ and its antiquated role in our biology.
Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...
Having a horrible stomachache or mysterious abdominal pain is never fun. And it’s even less fun when you’re sitting there curled up in a ball mildly panicking and googling your symptoms, unsure if ...
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