Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) argue in a new scientific paper that appendicitis may in fact be caused by a viral infection of some sort. The condition refers to the inflammation of the appendix, a protuberance in the gut that is believed to be holding a safety ... |
19 January 2010
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The human appendix, a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, was believed to be just a useless evolutionary remnant, which served no practical purpose, for a long time. That was until two years ago, when researchers finally managed to discover that the location served as a safe-haven for good bacteria, which repopu... |
21 August 2009
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Two weeks of hospitalization and months of recovery before going to gym because of an appendix removal surgery? All these may be gone for women. For the first time in U.S., on March 26, 2008, a team at UC San Diego Medical Center removed an inflamed appendix through a patient's vagina.The procedure lasted just 5... |
29 March 2008
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For long, the appendix has been regarded as a trouble causing evolutionary ballast. But a new research suggests that the appendix could have in fact an active beneficial role, being a "safe house" for the good gut bacteria.Based on observations and experiments, the team at the Duke University Medical Center said that... |
9 October 2007
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