Translational Medical Science
Third Award
Barrett’s esophagus is a precancerous condition in which the esophageal lining becomes inflamed after repeated exposure to acid reflux. Barrett’s esophagus can develop into esophageal cancer…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
In this experiment, researchers aimed to identify the effect of propylene glycol on the function of cilia in algae culture chlamydomonas reinhardtii in relation to the effect of vaping on hu…
Translational Medical Science
Hypothesis: APC knockdown in ovarian cancer cells (APCKD cells) using CRISPR will result in decreased chemotherapy-induced apoptosis. Description of procedure: Protein was isolated from non-…
Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Increased intestinal permeability has been linked to diseases such as type 2 diabetes and celiac disease, and the prevalence of these diseases has risen as processed foods become a staple pa…
Translational Medical Science
One in twenty-four post-surgery patients in the USA will develop a surgical site infection due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria and decreased wound protection. This project entails the inven…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
First Award
Every forty seconds, suicide steals a life, yet no biomarkers exist for suicide. Suicide has largely been investigated from a psychological lens, and therefore the pathogenesis remains uncle…
Toxicology
Fourth Award
An estimated 24 trillion particles of microplastics (MPs) live alongside seaborne organisms in the ocean. A previous study successfully transferred MPs from Copepods to Ephyra and found that…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Research depicts a lack of cost effective, efficient FDA approved medical tools for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s Disease [AD] and onset dementia. R…
Translational Medical Science
Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder affecting 50 million individuals worldwide and 3.4 million Americans. There exist millions of pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy, a co…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Second Award
The coronavirus disease, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is arguably one of the greatest medical challenges of the past 100 years. Recent investigations have linked the nucleocapsid (N) protein of SAR…
Translational Medical Science
This research aims to study the effect of different concentrations of Borreria laevis (White Broomweed) tea on the solubility of calcium oxalate crystals. This herb is highly used on the isl…
Translational Medical Science
Regularly, the human body breaks down most of the food one eats, turns it into sugar (glucose), and releases it into the bloodstream. When there is an excess of blood sugar, the pancreas rel…
Translational Medical Science
In the 21st century, the mean lifespan has risen to never-before-seen highs. As neurodegenerative diseases are more prevalent among elders, they have become a major threat to humankind, and…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Second Award
The most common type of paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer is squamous cell carcinoma. If left untreated, this cancer has a survival rate of 43%. The status quo treatment options for th…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Monitoring of the SARS-CoV-2 virus variants prevalence in a specific area is usually done by sequencing data analysis of infected individuals’ test samples, however, there is another approac…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Type 2 diabetes impacts the patient's quality of life, society and the health system. It is estimated that by 2030, the numbers of people diagnosed are expected to exceed 552 million. Inhibi…
AJAS · 2022
Medicine
In 2012, 5.1% of the burden of disease and injury worldwide was connected to alcohol consumption, which is why there is reason to believe that it is not just receptor inhibition that results…
Translational Medical Science
Noise induced hearing loss is a preventable cause of deafness. The deafness is permanent, as there is no treatment to regenerate damaged nerve cells. Hearing loss is debilitating and has a c…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
Homeostatic plasticity is necessary for maintaining neuronal activity within a set physiological range in response surrounding activity. While it plays a prominent role in learning and memor…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal and aggressive form of pancreatic cancer with a 5-year survival rate of 8%. This form of cancer is particularly hard to treat due t…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Formalin-based embalming fluid has a primary reacting agent of formaldehyde, a carcinogenic and toxic substance. This research study presents environmentally-safe and non-toxic alternatives…
Translational Medical Science
This project was performed to aid individuals and pathologists in the diagnostic process of treating melanoma and ascertain the common trends of various melanoma cases and their proper class…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a debilitating condition affecting 462 million people worldwide and puts those affected at risk of developing more severe diseases, including Alzheimer's a…
Translational Medical Science
The number one cause of preventable death between ages one and 45 in the United States is accidental trauma. Of such cases, the leading mechanism of death is hemorrhaging. Because of this, h…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Currently, the world suffers from a serious epidemic: one of nicotine products. Using the Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism, a correlation between nicotine exposure and decreased l…
AJAS · 2022
Medicine
Colorectal cancer cells express large amounts of PD-L2, a ligand of PD-1 that binds to PD-1 receptors on T-cells and sends “don’t eat me” signals to the T cells. Anti-PD-L2 monoclonal antibo…
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,…
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…
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…
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…