The Appendix Is Useful After All

The appendix has long been considered a vestigial and useless organ, which only reminds us of its presence when it flares up and creates a life-threatning appendicitis. Darwin speculated that it was left behind by evolution when we evolved from plant-eaters into omnivores....
  • Annina Bergman
created by Annina Bergman | 11 wks ago
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Appendicitis Linked to Pollution

Researchers have established a link between pollution and appendicitis after noticing that hospital patient numbers spiked on days when pollution was high.  Over 45,000 patients were surveyed between 1999 and...
  • Terri Potratz
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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