Recent studies indicate the appendix helps maintain gut health by housing beneficial bacteria.

For years, the appendix was brushed off as a useless leftover from human evolution. Many of us grew up believing that it served no real purpose and was better off removed at the first sign of trouble.

Is Alzheimer's a gut disease? AI research links appendix removal and specific dietary patterns to a significantly higher risk ...

(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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people get acquainted with their appendix when it's inflamed and about to rupture. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Phil Starks, Tufts University and Lilia Goncharova, Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION ...