A surprising new study found that people who had their appendix removed were less likely to develop Parkinson's disease Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from ...
One common surgery many individuals need to get at some point in their lives is an appendectomy. This is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, which is a small pouch-like organ on the right ...
Two new epidemiologic studies have suggested an important role for the appendix in the origin of Parkinson's disease. One large study, which involved the whole population of Sweden and had a 50-year ...