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CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
1 out of 4 patients die within 3 months of a bloodstream infection from Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) [1]. Currently, both first-line and even last-resort antibiotics are mainly ineffecti…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
We have developed a low-cost prosthetic hand system that can be controlled using muscle signals from the arm. When a person tightens their muscles, small electrical signals are produced, and…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
500–800 years. That is how long a single disposable pad can remain in the environment. Despite being used by millions of people daily, most menstrual products are uncomfortable, environmenta…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
My project focused on how the Happy Days Mental Health app, which I built over a span of 3 years, affected the heart rate and calmed the body with all the activities involved on the app. I w…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Traditional vs Modern Medicines What will fight off the most bacteria, traditional or modern medicines. I used 3 traditional medicines and one modern medicine. I swabbed bacteria from my hoc…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Late stage cancers are often very hard to treat due to the tumor environment weakening the body's immune system, especially natural killer (NK) cells that normally destroy harmful cells. In…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
This project uses technology that allows our genetic code to be edited in order to create a new treatment plan for a genetic disorder called Tay-Sachs disease. This disorder has a 100% fatal…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
This experiment was created to test which types of UV light reduce the most amount of mold growth. It was hypothesized that if the mold was surrounded by UV-C light, the light with the short…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
Many patients are injured when IV fluids accidentally leak into their skin instead of staying in the vein. This causes painful swelling and bruising, and it happens to nearly 1 in 10 people.…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Speech and voice changes can serve as noninvasive indicators of disease, particularly in respiratory, neurological, and psychiatric conditions, where subtle changes in phonation, tone, or ar…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Alzheimer's disease steals the memories of 55+ million worldwide, yet no effective diagnosis or treatment exists. The retina is composed of neural tissue, thus mirroring neurological damage…