According to a new study by researchers at Midwestern University, the appendix might serve an important bodily function. According to the study, led by Heather F. Smith, an associate professor at ...

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center say that the function of the frequently discarded appendix, an organ often credited with little importance and often dismissed as having no ...

Appendix Not a Useless Organ, as Formerly Thought -- Serves Critical Function, Say Researchers From Arizona and Duke U ...

Function: The appendix is the small tail that comes off the end of the large intestine. It’s a vestig­ial organ located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen that has lost its original ...

The appendix, being similar in size to the ureter, was meticulously repositioned using robotic-assisted surgery—a rarely performed but scientifically documented technique known as appendix ...

The evolution of the appendix is a fascinating phenomenon. Learn about the original function of the appendix and why having one may cause more trouble than it’s worth.

The appendix is a finger-like projection described as a blind-ended tube, usually several inches long, that is attached to the large intestine at its beginning known as the cecum. This ...

Bindi Irwin has had her appendix and "51 endometriosis lesions" removed. The 27-year-old star - whose is the daughter of late Crocodile Hunter legend Steve Irwin - has given an update amid her long ...