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 · 2017
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. Natu…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Are synthetic fragrances (conventionally manufactured perfumes) more harmful than essential organic oils? Are the widely used body sprays and perfumes unknowingly putting the public at risk?…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
The FERM domain protein, merlin, encoded by the NF2 tumor suppressor gene, regulates cell proliferation and plays a critical role in cell adhesion and motility while its loss can result in c…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Celiac disease is a serious genetic autoimmune disorder where the ingestion of gluten leads to formation of Immunoglobulin G tissue transglutaminase (IgG anti-TG2) against gluten, damaging s…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small non-coding RNA molecules, approximately 19-25 nucleotides in length, which function in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by base-pairing with tar…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the lifespan of larvae and adult fruit flies exposed to cell phone microwave radiation. Methods/Materials 24 larvae fruit flies and…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Palestine is considered one of the states which has high proportion of disabled people relative to its population. This project is based on a concept of which these people can control their…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Characterization of patient-derived glioblastoma-multiforme (GBM) cell lines uncover information on the disease’s physiology and pathology. This, in extension, helps identify new therapeutic…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Glioblastoma tumors are the most common type in the brain and have shown to be difficult to treat. The current chemotherapeutic treatment is the drug temozolomide (TMZ); however, research ha…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether various store-bought products or various peppers are more effective in repelling mosquitoes. I believe that one of the st…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see how plastic and Aloe vera and snake plant (both houseplants) affect the rate of photosynthesis on a pondweed called Cabomba caroliniana. Methods/Mate…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
This project analyzes the anti-tumoral properties of components derived from milk kefir. This will provide an effective, safe and a cheap means of treating breast cancer. Milk kefir treatmen…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study is to investigate the effects of different concentrations of nanosilver on the water organism Daphnia magna. Methods/Materials Daphnia magna cultur…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences First Award
Coronary Artery Disease is often characterized as the world’s deadliest disease, leading to the mortality of 7.4 million individuals in 2012. In addition, the adverse effects of Chemotherapy…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Clinical cancer diagnosis faces many challenges, particularly in its low sensitivity and accuracy for early tumor detection. This project aims to develop an early diagnostic platform using l…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
The obesity pandemic affects 36.5% of the US adult population and exacerbates the risk for deadly comorbidities including Type II Diabetes (T2DM). Current obesity and T2DM therapeutics are n…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine any harmful or beneficial effects that sugar and salt may have on Drosophila melanogaster longevity. Methods/Materials Commercial…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive, degenerative neuromuscular disorder that affects nearly 2% of the population over 65. Despite its prevalence, little is known about the etiology of…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Cardiotoxicity accounts for a third of withdrawn pharmaceuticals, hence evaluating drug compounds for cardiotoxicity is essential in drug development. However, primary human cardiomyocytes a…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Worldwide, more than 1,300,000 people are diagnosed with and more than 450,000 die of breast cancer every year. There are several ways breast cancer can be subclassified, one of which is imm…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a severe autoimmune disease that affects the colon and impacts nearly 700,000 Americans annually. Current treatments including approved pharmaceuticals and colecto…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Third Award
The Zika Virus (ZIKV) has recently been a major cause of concern in many parts of the world. ZIKV infections are linked to fetal and newborn microcephaly, a spectrum of abnormalities in the…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This investigation was based on inducing a major hallmark of Type II Diabetes (T2D), insulin resistance (IR), in Drosophila melanogaster (DM) through high Sucrose diets (HSD) and characteriz…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The goal of the research is to develop “live” food products with high biological value, which will be used in the diet therapy of people diagnosed with metabolic syndromes. In order to creat…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Mutation detection contributes great significance in the early diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of cancer. Therefore, the emergence of a highly efficient assay for detecting mutation is g…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
According to the Centers for Disease Control, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) kill over 100,000 people every year in the United States. Studies have shown that lab coats worn by medical…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that can regulate circadian gene expression. This study investigates the relationship of miRNA and microbiome levels to diurnal variations in hum…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals If an area is covered with wood ash, will plant growth be negatively affected Methods/Materials In two burn barrels, burn samples of orange tree and oak tree wood. Next day…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Abstract More than 68.8% of adults are considered to be overweight or obese, with more than 9% of Americans being diabetic (and the majority of these suffering from T2D). Metabolic diseases,…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test whether increasing ocean acidification, which is caused by rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, affects the weight of shell…