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 ...

Pew Research Center has tracked trends in American religion since 2007 via the Religious Landscape Study ... This appendix explores the long-term and short-term patterns in RLS, ... The Center’s ...

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.