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

A viral Instagram video has reignited debate over the appendix’s purpose, as a woman linked her lifelong digestive issues to its childhood removal. Once thought useless, research now shows the ...

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

“I'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.” —Scott McClanahan The poor, maligned appendix. That worm-like accessory dangling from our intestines has long ...