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The cost of severe flooding in the United States is often tallied in economic terms, including a flood’s impact on infrastructure. Flooding’s effect on human health is less well understood.

Many eye and neurological diseases cause changes to the back of the eye, which spectroscopy-based techniques may be able to identify to assist diagnosis.

Progress in the search for biomarkers to help predict, manage and assess treatment of acute kidney injury has been reported by researchers.

Researchers have predicted post-operative infections in liver transplant patients by analyzing the fecal microbiome, representing a leap forward in understanding the connection between the gut microbiome and health.

A new study has explored potential links between complement proteins in newborns and the risk of developing six mental disorders later in life.

Apple watches have some advantages over traditional ways of diagnosing cardiac arrythmias in children but need more validation, finds a Stanford Medicine study.

Many Black Americans who are thought to have a high risk of developing kidney disease possess a protective genetic variant that nullifies the extra risk, a new study from Columbia researchers has found.

In the future, a little saliva may be enough to detect an incipient cancer. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have developed an effective way to interpret the changes in sugar molecules that occur in cancer cells.

Using a liquid biopsy to detect circulating tumor DNA and analyze immune cells helps to predict patient response to immunotherapy in lung cancer patients.

A study has identified how bacteria generate and modify ubiquitin for cell–cell communication during infection. The findings may have implications for cancer and Parkinson's research.