A multi-institutional team of medical researchers has found that measuring the activity of four specific genes in pediatric patients suspected of having appendicitis can predict whether the case is simple or perforated. In ...
Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson's disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut—maybe in the appendix.
Oct 31, 2018
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New research shows a network of immune cells helps the appendix to play a pivotal role in maintaining the health of the digestive system, supporting the theory that the appendix isn't a vestigial—or redundant—organ.
Nov 30, 2015
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Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, a new study by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has ...
Dec 27, 2012
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While appendix cancer is rare, for a small percentage of patients the disease may be linked to a particular genetic variant, a new study suggests.
Nov 14, 2022
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Appendiceal cancer (malignancies of the appendix, a small tissue pouch that is part of the gastrointestinal tract) is very rare, occurring in perhaps one or two people per 1 million per year. Prognoses are mixed, with a 5-year ...
Nov 1, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors became concerned that people were delaying needed medical care to avoid hospitals. Now a new study hints that some parents may have waited to get emergency treatment for ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Recent scary press reports suggest that having your appendix out could triple your risk of getting Parkinson's disease. Given that there is currently no cure for this neurodegenerative condition, people who have had their ...
May 14, 2019
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(HealthDay)—It's a connection few have probably considered, but new research suggests that having your appendix removed may up your risk for Parkinson's disease down the road.
May 9, 2019
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Researchers found that more than 97 percent of the surgeries for appendicitis were laparoscopic, or minimally invasive, and most patients were discharged the same day or the next day. Only 3 percent of the procedures resulted ...
Feb 26, 2019
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