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ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Pneumonia affects 450 million people worldwide. It is believed that elderly individuals, 65 years or older, are more susceptible to acquiring the disease, due to changes in the aging immune…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common type of open heart surgery performed in the United States, and the surgery most commonly involves harvesting the saphenous vein and…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative ailment is characterized by muscular contractions and involuntary movement (dyskinesia). Its hallmarks include loss of move…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Antibiotic resistance has been named as one of the greatest threats the modern public health system faces. One method of tackling growing antibiotic resistance is to explore substances overl…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome) is a genetic vascular disorder arising from endothelial cell proliferation and hypervascularization. Patients with HHT…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a musculoskeletal disease often caused by overuse or injury but recent literature has suspected G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling of cell surface receptors a…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences First Award
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), an aging related detriment, is the most common cause of mortality in the world. In addition, chemotherapy jeopardizes cardiovascular integrity and was shown to…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
The leaves of Clinacanthus nutans (Sabah Snake Grass) have long been used traditionally in Asia for treatment of skin rashes and snake bites. This project investigates the effect of Clinacan…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
In the United States, 23,830 new primary malignant tumors of the brain and central nervous system (CNS) are expected to be diagnosed in 2018, according to the Central Brain Tumor Registry of…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Around the world, sleep deprivation causes employees to be less efficient, accident prone, and costs companies profit. This occurs because when people are sleepy they don't communicate well…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Effective epithelialization is essential to the restoration of tissue after a chronic injury to ensure wound healing. Examination of Fidgetin Like-2 (FL2), a novel microtubule depolymerase,…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women worldwide. However, the molecular pathway that causes different effects in men and women during a myocardial infarction (MI) is unknown.…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype associated with a poor prognosis and reduced hormone therapy efficacy. Although the current standard treatment for…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) is a blood cancer that develops in the lymphatic system when a lymphocyte undergoes a malignant transformation and develops a DNA mutation. HL makes up about 1% of all…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the US. Additionally, early-onset colorectal cancer has been increasing in incidence, unlike most other types of cancer, by about…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Peanut allergy is common. Avoidance of peanut is the mainstay of treatment, although accidental exposure frequently occurs. Public schools and commercial airliners have initiated “peanut-fre…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Strep throat infects millions of people every year. Due to the similarity of symptoms between bacterial and viral infections, a rapid diagnosis test to identify Group A Streptococcus (GAS) f…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Lasers are becoming more prevalent in online marketplaces. There are multiple reports of lasers being pointed into the cockpits of aircraft in America. Lasers are also used in classrooms to…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The research conducted was to find if vitamin B-9 (VB9) increases the migration and/or proliferation in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as well as if the migration of MSCs can be inhibited by…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The experimenter set out to discover whether green tea had the potential to increase the critical thinking skills and short term memory recollection through the consummation of it. The exper…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Insulin levels in diabetics are monitored by checking blood glucose levels. When there is not enough insulin in the body, hyperglycemia occurs. In extreme cases, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA),…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Preeclampsia is a condition responsible for 76,000 maternal deaths and 500,000 infant deaths a year, and is characterized by less nitric oxide being produced, which results in reduced uterin…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Weak rhythmic activity is a manifestation of aging process. In this experiment, wild type Drosophila is selected to study the rhythm changes and rhythm-related gene expression mechanisms dur…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose was to determine which sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution dissolves porcine dental pulp tissue the quickest. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is used to help dissolve the infected a…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects over 5 million people. As this number continues to rise, it becomes increasingly important to study AD and find therapeutic targets. The beta-amylo…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Currently, the effects of Alzheimer’s disease can be mitigated by using medicines that increase the amount of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh). Drugs that inhibit the acetylcholinest…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Some contemporary health coaches suggest that natural almonds contain protease inhibitors (substances that inhibit the activity of protein-digesting enzymes). They claim that by “activating”…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most lethal cancers, for it often develops metastasis after therapy. Previous studies have shown that cancer metastasis usually begins from e…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a quickly progressing cancer of the hematopoietic system that is caused by the malignant transformation of T-cell progenitors. Researchers have…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Aims: To evaluate concentration of urine neurotransmitters of dopaminergic and serotonergic system and relationship to behavioral disorders in students with online game addiction. Materials…