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Understanding How Exposure to Flooding Impacts Human Health

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.
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Improving Diagnosis of Eye Disease Using Spectroscopy

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.
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New Markers for Identifying Acute Kidney Injury Discovered

Progress in the search for biomarkers to help predict, manage and assess treatment of acute kidney injury has been reported by researchers.
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Fecal Microbiome Predicts Postoperative Infections in Liver Transplants

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.
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Neonatal Proteins and Adult Health – Is There a Connection?

A new study has explored potential links between complement proteins in newborns and the risk of developing six mental disorders later in life.
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Smartwatches Can Detect Irregular Heart Rhythms in Children

Apple watches have some advantages over traditional ways of diagnosing cardiac arrythmias in children but need more validation, finds a Stanford Medicine study.
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Genetic Variant Protects Some People at Higher Risk of Kidney Disease

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.
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Sugar Analysis Could Reveal Different Types of Cancer

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.
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Liquid Biopsy Helps Predict Response to Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer Patients

Using a liquid biopsy to detect circulating tumor DNA and analyze immune cells helps to predict patient response to immunotherapy in lung cancer patients.
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Scientists Uncover How Bacteria Generate Cellular Protein Signals During Infection

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.
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