Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

For more than a century, the human appendix has been written off as a biological relic, a shrunken leftover from plant-eating ancestors that serves no real purpose. That view is now outdated. A ...

Teeth, placentas and surgical remains are being saved and even consumed. Here is what medicine says about safety.

A 56-year-old man with liver failure has become the first living person to be surgically connected to a genetically modified ...

Your body is a living museum of evolution, carrying within it the remarkable story of our species' 6-million-year journey from tree-dwelling primates to ...

Fasting has been shown to reduce blood pressure, improve cognition, and even reverse chronic disease. But experts say the ...

Scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders.

Ethnopharmacology and phytotherapy research continues to unveil the wealth of traditional knowledge linking digestive herbal remedies to human health.

At a time when global competition has seriously imperiled regional stability in the South Pacific, a Pacific Charter can offer a new, much-needed course that once again relies on the inspired actions ...