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CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Is it possible to affect the answer to a question by altering the way you ask it? Yes it is. I surveyed around 45 people in total to see exactly how much question wording can change opinions…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Over 2.5 million people living with motor impairments like Amyotrophic-Lateral-Sclerosis and Quadriplegia depend entirely on caregivers, as their only remaining capability is eye-blinks. Yet…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often co-occurs alongside attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), potenti…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's are predominantly framed as problems of protein accumulation and downstream clearance, implicitly assuming that pathogenic conformations are su…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), affecting about 1 in 4,000 people, is the most common inherited retinal disease. A common cause of RP is the P23H mutation in rhodopsin, which causes the protein t…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Approximately 5-10% of students experience dyslexia[1], a neurodevelopmental reading disorder often identified after prolonged difficulties in reading development[2]. Standard screening appr…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
My project is investigating the anti-microbial properties of sage. In this investigation I decided to test sages ability to fight bacteria. Sage is traditionally a medicinal plant that is co…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Gestational diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood sugar during pregnancy and is estimated to impact 1 in 7 pregnancies globally. This condition poses significant h…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Cartilage injuries, like those in the knee, are difficult to heal because they don't have a strong blood supply to deliver nutrients. To explore a possible solution, I created a model of thi…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Our brains require proper neuronal cell communication to work. Between the gap where neurons connect (referred to as the synapse) are receptors, chemical transmitters, and proteins which are…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health problem where bacteria are becoming harder to treat with antibiotics. This increases the need for new solutions. In my project, I st…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
Iron deficiency affects over 2 billion people, but current treatments are limited by gastrointestinal side effects, slow response, adherence challenges or are expensive. Micro-needles consis…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Is your favourite drink good for your kidneys? This project explores how different drinks affect how well a kidney filters liquid. I built a simple kidney model using layers of materials and…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
Labrador tea is a common northern herbal medicine used Indigenous communities to maintain overall health. This study aimed at investigating whether polyphenolic compounds found in Labrador t…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
J’ai fait une recherche sur la technologie diabétique pour voir s’il y a plus de choix pour les personnes comme moi. Ma recherche donne plus d'informations sur ce qui est offert et ce qui se…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Bronze Medal
Les colorants artificiels sont utilisés dans l'alimentation car ils produisent des couleurs vives. Cependant, ils peuvent avoir des effets potentiellement préoccupants sur la santé. L'un des…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Ce projet est au sujet de la thérapie qui inclut les chevaux. L'équithérapie est bénéfique pour des personnes de tous les âges et de toutes les Raconte l'histoire J’ai commencé l'équitation…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
When someone is depressed, doctors prescribe antidepressant medication, but it only works for about half of patients, meaning the other half can wait months on ineffective treatment. We deve…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Worldwide, medical problems in tubular organs, including emboli in blood vessels and foreign objects in the digestive tract, remain major threats to human health, while current surgical trea…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a high mortality disease identified as one of the Top 10 eradicable global diseases. In Alberta, there are about 19,000 HCV patients, with 50 -75% being undiagnose…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Bronze Medal
With a growing and aging population taking an increasing number of prescription medications every year, adverse drug reactions are becoming increasingly common. Despite this, most clinical d…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
One-third of individuals with schizophrenia are treatment-resistant, largely because the disorder’s biological mechanisms are poorly understood, and as a result, current treatments fail to a…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
For over 440,000 Canadians living with severe speech impairments caused by neuromuscular conditions, communication is reduced to waiting for someone to interpret a movement that may never be…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Proactive disease screening is vital for preventive care, yet common biomarker tests are invasive, wasteful, and indefinitely slow. Conversely, NephroSense proposes generalized breath analys…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Alzheimer's disease affects over 55 million people, projected to double by 2050. Current pharmaceutical treatments including Donepezil and Memantine primarily alleviate symptoms without addr…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Current diagnostic methods for neurodegenerative diseases often depend on expensive imaging or on symptoms that only appear in later stages. My project, NeuroSight, explores a more accessibl…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
Needle injections can be painful because they deform the skin, especially when larger needles are needed to deliver viscous fluids. In this project, a patented needle design that requires 57…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder where gluten causes damage to the small intestine.¹ A gluten sensor could allow patients to check their food. Current sensors are best at detecting w…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Heart disease currently affects roughly 6 million Canadians, with emerging research indicating that up to one-third of individuals with underlying cardiometabolic conditions will develop myo…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Diagnosing and treating ocular diseases quickly and accurately is essential, as prolonged ocular disease not only affects patient morbidity, but can also lead to permanent eye damage. Curren…