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The Appendix Has Evolved Dozens of Times. Scientists Are Finally Figuring Out Why

An evolutionary survey across mammals found the appendix arose independently many times, clarifying why this small intestinal pouch persists while remaining modest in modern human health. The report ...
The Scientist

What Does the Appendix Do?

The human appendix is a small, muscular, vermiform or worm-shaped organ, averaging around 9cm in length, that is located at the junction of the small and large intestine. 1 According to comparative ...
WZZM

Family shares experience of surviving rare Appendix Cancer to raise awareness

PLAINFIELD CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Three years after her brother's battle with appendix cancer, Lynette Barnard sits on her porch and shares her family's story in hopes to raise awareness of a ...
News Medical

Appendix Cancer on the Rise: Implications for Diagnosis and Patient Care

Once considered an outlier in gastrointestinal oncology, appendix cancer is now at the forefront of precision medicine, driven by genomic insights, personalized therapies, and a surge in scientific ...
seattlepi.com

What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...