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ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this project is to study how the Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) pathway prevents tumor-induced T cell suppression. Tumor-induced immunosuppression is important to study because i…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Being the second most common cancer in both men and women, and having an average 5-year survival rate of only 17.7%, lung cancer is a high-incidence disease with low survival. The currently…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
This study will evaluate the efficacy of the herbal supplement Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha root) for treatment of depression, anxiety and stress. The American Psychological Association s…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this project was to produce a mobile application which is accessible to the whole population. The application will detect certain measurements in the eye: pupil center and siz…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
In the U.S., over 20 million cases of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are reported, contributing to $3 trillion in healthcare costs and 5.9 million tons of waste annually. HAIs are c…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Myocardial fibrosis is a significant global health problem associated with nearly all forms of heart disease. It is primarily caused by hypertrophic scarring of the heart’s ECM through patho…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Tumor-mediated immunosuppression allows tumors to hide from the immune system and avoid recognition. One way of reversing this suppressive microenvironment is to activate antigen-presenting…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Herb Medication Ganwei on Behavioral and Biochemical Responses in Drosophila Alzheimer’s Disease Model Alzheimer’s Disease: Sleep Deprivation and Herb Therap…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplant failure can be attributed to graft failure, poor graft function, and the failure of the homing process in which the transplanted cells settle into th…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is still considered a major global public health concern. Unlike previous classification, the new ACC/AHA (2017) categorized 130-139/80-89 mmHg as stage 1 hypertensi…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
In recent years, the popularity of the Juul e-cigarette, and products similar to it, have increased dramatically, with Juul now leading the e-cigarette market. They are especially prevalent…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
In Vietnam, many patients with chronic renal failure requires high cost for treatment. Aims: Finding the scientific basis for developing new drug from Vietnamese medicinal herbs to prevent a…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Sulforaphane (SFN) is a compound within the isothiocyanate group of organosulfur compounds and found in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbages. Many health…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
The prescription opioid epidemic in the United States resulted in an astounding 49,068 deaths in 2017 alone (NIH), warranting URGENT attention. Besides the required policy changes, innovativ…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Tender Coconut Water (TCW), the liquid endosperm of young coconut fruit is not only rich in nutrients but also has bioactive phytohormones such as zeatin, kinetin and their derivatives. Prev…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Among the types of cancer, ovarian cancer has the lowest prospect of survival of all female cancers, with survival r…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Lactose intolerance is a common digestive system disorder caused by an inability to break down lactose, the common sugar in milk and dairy products. There is currently no long-term treatment…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting a significant percentage of the human population. It is characterized by seizures that occur when neurotransmitter inhibition fails. One well-id…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
A one-month, randomized parallel clinical trial was used to determine the effect of a low-carbohydrate diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors: BMI, body weight, and triglycerides. Parti…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
According to Demographic Register of Puerto Rico (2011-2018), colorectal cancer had an incidence of 12.70 % among men and 11.50 % among women. For this reason, is important to found new alte…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Affecting more than a predicted 1,700,000 people in the year 2019, cancer is a worldwide public health issue with devastating effects. One of the most common forms of this disease is colorec…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The research question of this experiment is to determine out of pomegranate juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, and coconut milk, which natural substance will best kill/inhibit the growth…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chronic wounds represent important problem for individual patients as well as for the human society. One of the possible choices to improve this problem could be Fibroblast growth factor 2.…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
According to the World Health Organization, the number of people living with diabetes has increased from 108 million in 1980 to more than 422 million in 2017. Poor blood flow and neuropathy…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this experiment was to identify the effects of different Glucose Ketone Index (GKI) values on the proliferation of cancer cells. It was hypothesized that if a GKI diet of .5,…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a multifactorial autoimmune disease. SLE is difficult to treat due to its various causes and progressions. The PRDM1 pathway has previously been implicated in…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is a common herb, employed in traditional medicine for its healing properties. One of its active compounds, Rosmarinic acid, is a well known natural anti…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Omija is a special product of Mungyeong province which is mainly used for production of teas and food supplements. In this study, we have utilized the seeds and shells that are not commonly…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This investigation came to development because patients with diabetes type 2, suffer various side effects due to insulin injection and prescribed drugs by their specialized doctors. The purp…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hypertension has been considered a pandemic disease affecting different age populations. About 75 million American adults (32%) have hypertension. Having hypertension puts you at a risk for…