There were many events, meetings and announcements that occurred shortly before and during our fieldwork period that may have ...

Classifying parties as populist Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high ...

The appendix may play a further role in protecting the gastrointestinal system from invading pathogens. This would explain why surgical removal of the appendix has been associated with a worse ...

A sudden appendectomy as a child made Heather Smith curious about what the appendix is for and why it gets inflamed. Now as an anatomy researcher, she's finding answers.

Stephen Colbert is away from late-night TV following emergency surgery last week — the comedian's appendix burst. That made us wonder: What does the appendix do for our body? And why are we fine ...

New research challenges theory that the appendix serves no purpose It was once believed there are no downsides to removing the appendix, though we now know that is not the case ...

Researchers are reporting a startling spike in appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) — otherwise known as appendix cancer — in people born after 1945. Cases have more than tripled in Americans born ...

The appendix is a finger-like tube in the lower right part of the abdomen. Its role has long been a mystery, but some experts believe they’re closer to understanding its function.

Pittsburgh has become one of the top places in the world for the treatment of appendix cancer.

Tennessee Softball files protest against UCLA due to controversial call involving Appendix G during the seventh inning of their game.

Bindi Irwin is recovering after undergoing an emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix, her brother Robert Irwin said.