Flooding

3 papers6 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

On aging: the drug’s trials ARN judged to be about aging, of every trial that tests it for any use.

No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.

Company ties: findings with an author at a company, or from a paper whose competing-interests statement declares ties to one.

3 independent labs in 1 country
1 finding against

Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 1 more

Humans3

Outcomes

Daily functioning

downin humans1no changein humans1

2 studies

Flooding impairs daily functioning in humans.
“The single disaster group reported more problems in daily functioning than did the non-flooded controls.”
Humans
Age, Resilience, and Hope Predict Daily Functioning After a Flood
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society11 Sep 2026
Flooding has no effect on daily functioning in humans.
“Results indicated that the flood exposure groups did not differ in self-reported daily functioning”
Humanswithin the first two years of the flood
Age, Resilience and Hope Predict Daily Functioning after a Flood
GSA 2025 abstract31 Dec 2025

Activities of daily living restrictions

no changein humans1

1 study

Flooding has no effect on activities of daily living restrictions in humans.
“increases in impairments, but not in restrictions to activities of daily living (ADLs), were associated with living in one of the large coastal cities.”
Humansin India's four largest coastal cities vs other urban/rural areas
Stability of extended-family households when most needed: Older Indians’ disability and living arrangements following extreme coastal-urban flooding events
Preprint31 Mar 2026Preprint

Depressive symptoms

upin humans1

1 study

Flooding increases depressive symptoms in humans.
“symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress were greater for those whose homes flooded relative to the non-flooded controls”
Humansrelative to the non-flooded controls
Age, Resilience and Hope Predict Daily Functioning after a Flood
GSA 2025 abstract31 Dec 2025

Associations

Extended-family household stability

upin humans1

1 study

Flooding is associated with extended-family household stability in humans.
“We find greater stability of extended-family household structures both for older persons living in one of the large coastal cities and for older persons who experienced increases in ADLs.”
Humansfollowing extreme coastal flooding
Stability of extended-family households when most needed: Older Indians’ disability and living arrangements following extreme coastal-urban flooding events
Preprint31 Mar 2026Preprint

Impairments

upin humans1

1 study

Flooding is associated with impairments in humans.
“increases in impairments, but not in restrictions to activities of daily living (ADLs), were associated with living in one of the large coastal cities.”
Humansin India's four largest coastal cities vs other urban/rural areas
Stability of extended-family households when most needed: Older Indians’ disability and living arrangements following extreme coastal-urban flooding events
Preprint31 Mar 2026Preprint