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ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Angiogenesis is the process of blood vessel growth in the body. It was recently discovered that angiogenesis is the root of over 70 major diseases affecting over 1 billion people worldwide,…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic, neurodegenerative illness characterized by forgetfulness, cognitive impairment, and the progressive loss of a variety of other brain functions as well…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Wound assessment is a critical aspect of wound treatment, as the healing progress of a wound determines the optimal approach to care. However, the heterogeneity of burn wounds often complica…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an incurable brain tumor whose poor patient outcomes have seen little improvement over the past 30 years, possibly due to a lack of effective prognostic tools (Ostrom e…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) result in more than 100,000 fatalities and cost more than $35 billion annually in the USA alone. More than 50% of HAIs can be prevented by following prope…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Secondhand smokers (SHS) experience severe cardiovascular diseases and respiratory disorders that often increase their death rates to about 1.2 million premature deaths annually due to inhal…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Deaths from heart diseases and strokes are up nationwide in Iraq according to WHO 40 above, 97% of people die from heart disease and among those disease are Heart Attack, Our goal is to decr…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
In China, those with hand disabilities or injured muscles need an auxiliary system to help rehabilitate. However, most hospitals' mechanical structures are stiff, leading the fingers to impr…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
The phosphoinositide 3 kinase pathway (PI3K) may be among the most important pathways regarding the onset of mammalian cancer, as it modulates a multitude of cell regulatory processes, makin…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Cancer is a broad term for diseases characterized by uncontrollable and abnormal cell growth. It is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, with 9 million deaths each year. However, ear…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Activating mutations of JAK2V617F are present in the majority of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), diseases that are at significant risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) tran…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a group of diseases that affect kidney function. Recently, a growing number of people suffering from it have been detected in regions of Central America, with…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Drosophila melanogaster is an established model to study neurodegenerative diseases. During the early years of treatment, most patients with neurological disorders have a seamless response t…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, affects approximately 5.8 million Americans aged 65 or older. AD causes brain atrophy and memory loss due to buildup of ß-amyloid…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome alters development that translates to life-long health problems. Probiotic treatment has known to have health benefits that may alleviate these problems. The purpose o…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most deadly and most common brain cancer. Patients often lack the financial means for professional consultations, limiting their access to end-of-life care. 3 machi…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a well-documented sex bias, in which males are diagnosed approximately four times more frequently than females. Although recent human studies have identifi…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. While BC has favorable survival rates for localized cases, 26% of BC survivors will experience an incurable can…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Background: Accurate white blood cell classification and count in the peripheral blood is fundamental in diagnosing major diseases. It could be performed by an automated analyzer with limite…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Afflicting 45 million people worldwide, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that begins 20 years or more before symptoms manifest. Early detection is critical for interve…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science First Award
85% of Cholangiocarcinoma, a leading cause of mortality in Thailand and Asian countries, is caused by Orphistorchis viverrini (Ov) infection. “CASCAP” organization proactively diagnoses Ov i…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
According to the US Breast Cancer Statistics, Breast Cancer has become the most common cancer in women in the United States. About 1 in 8 US women will develop invasive breast cancer over th…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Public transportation such as buses often plays music at high decibel levels. Knowing this, I tested my hypothesis that bus music volume is above the safe decibel levels for human hearing, u…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Mitochondrial membrane protein associated neurodegeneration (MPAN) is a subtype of a group of rare neurological disorders termed Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA). MPAN i…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Developing clinical Nuclear-factor-kappa-B ( NF-?B) inhibitors persists as an unresolved challenge due to the duality of NF-?B. NF-?B activity in T-cells exerts a protective effect by stimul…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Heart failure is the number one leading cause of death globally (17.9 million deaths annually). Earlier diagnosis is ideal for the implementation of treatment regimens for the patient. Diagn…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The objective was to compare antibiotic ointments and skin moisturizers’ ability to inhibit bacteria. The hypothesis was antibiotic ointments will inhibit bacterial growth more than skin moi…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this project is to identify the role of glycolytic inhibitors as repurposed drugs for the cure of Covid-19 through virtual screening and test their efficacy against the inhibi…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Oxygen is critical to sustain aerobic life. Scientists are developing methods to deliver oxygen to stagnant water and human bodies when perfusion, or the movement of gasses across a membrane…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Hormonal breast cancer has a good prognosis compared to other breast cancer subtypes, however, ER-/PR+/HER2-, a hormonal breast cancer type, does not receive the benefits of hormonal therapy…