38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the fourth leading cause of death in the US. Acute Ischemic Stroke accounts for 80% of cases in adult stroke victims. In this context, the prese…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Last year, the experimenter tested if there were differences in lip fissure patterns between ethnic groups. This year the purpose of the experiment was to determine if there is similarities…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Our project was born with the aim to give people suffering from Dysmetria a useful and effective way of improving their opportunities for rehabilitation. Dysmetria, a particular case of Atax…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-amyloid and anti-inflammatory properties of CNI-1493 as a treatment for intracellular amyloid beta toxicity and chronic neuro-inflammati…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Glutathione (GSH) is a naturally found antioxidant in the body that reduces oxidative stress and assists in preserving tissue homeostasis. It has been shown that GSH levels are lower in diab…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The objective of this study was to elucidate the genetic basis of super tasting ability and establish associations with childhood obesity. Obesity, which is associated with an increased risk…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
One in every 4,000 newborns is diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), a common genetic disorder. Many NF1 patients develop painful tumors along their peripheral nervous system. NF1 patien…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Hemophilia A is a recessive X-Linked disorder that effects one in every five thousand males. Hemophilia is characterized by a deficiency in Factor VIII (FVIII) in the bloodstream. Without FV…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Our ancestors used eggplant peduncle to cure gum disease. Periodontal disease is commonly a decayed tooth that has inflammation and the bacteria will advance to a disease. Also, decayed or i…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
The flu is a major problem detected in many cities around the world, which damages and interferes demonstrably in the daily routine of everyone. Due to its high mutagenic rate, there is the…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Severe loss of cell polarity is one of the signatures of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), which is a current clinical challenge due to its aggressive malignancy and absence of therapeut…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been shown to improve drug delivery methods. However, invasive methods are currently needed for patients to benefit from CNT delivery methods. The purpose of thi…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Breast cancer is devastating and the most common life-threatening cancer in Saudi Arabia. Chemotherapy is found to be effective for the treatment of many cancers especially breast cancer. Un…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Light therapy or Syntonics is a type of ocular science involving selected light frequencies through the eyes. It has been used clinically for over 70 years in the field of optometry with suc…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Breast cancer has grown significantly in the Americas becoming one of the major public health problems in the region. Only in Mexico, over the past seven years, this disease has grown by mor…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Aim:Thymes antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer effects are also shown scientifically. In the present study, we aimed to investigate if antiangiogenic effect of Thyme has role at its an…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of my project was to find out if recently reported substances found in the aerosol of e-cigarettes are present in the e-liquids and aerosol produced from a brand popular in Hawai…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Aim: Preventing hospital-acquired infections is a challenge for healthcare facilities. This study aimed to design and create an accurate, easy to use, and inexpensive system for electronical…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Purpose: a) Design and implement a gravity spatial model for the ongoing epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa; and b) use this model, to evaluate the relative effectiveness o…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The objective of the experiment is to determine if the forced movement of legs will increase an individual's heart rate. In order to test if an increase in heart rate will occur, a bicycle-b…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to find out if there is a relationship between interpupillary distance and peripheral vision. This research is important because people need to be informed…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
People commonly use the leaves extracts of MSN plants as a topical gel to cure "Herpes zoster", a viral disease. They say that this plant can inhibit the growth of this virus. The purpose of…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
A primary characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease is the oligomerization of amyloid-beta (aß) 1-40 random coil structures leading to the eventual formation of neurofibrillary tangles and aß pl…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Yearly, approximately 65,000 are diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and of these new cases 20,000 of them result in death. Naringin, a citrus flavonoid, has shown promise in causing apopt…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Unlike most normal cells, aggressive carcinomas overexpress voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC). Studies demonstrate a positive correlation between cancer cell aggressiveness and VGSC overe…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Pancreatic BETA-cells comprise the central regulatory tissue of the glucose homeostasis system. Glucotoxicity-associated loss of insulin producing BETA-cells is the most significant contribu…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a major cause of non-genetic developmental delays and neural and physical abnormalities. Free radicals, highly reactive by-products of ethanol (EtOH) metabolism, ca…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Chronic lymphedema is a progressive, disabling condition characterized by regional bodily accumulation of protein-rich interstitial fluid. It affects over 100 million worldwide, yet no pharm…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Mammary tumorigenesis converts Transforming Growth Factor-ß (TGF-ß) from a tumor suppressor in normal tissue into a tumor promoter in the later stages of breast cancer by inducing epithelial…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when an impact forces the brain to collide with the cranial bones. Despite decades of research, these injuries are still inadequately understood due to th…