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ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Osteosarcomas prove to be as dangerous as any other cancer and even with multi model poly-chemotherapies, it is extremely difficult to only target the carcinogens without it harming the heal…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The human epidermis undergoes continuous homeostatic regeneration and mutations, these mutations disturb the balance of homeostatic regeneration of epidermis which leads to Skin Cancer. Tumo…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Previously, it was concluded that East Indian Sandalwood Oil (EISO) inhibits AGS Gastric Cancer cells at low concentrations. This led to the question: how? To study EISO’s mechanism of inhib…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Multiple myeloma is a B-cell malignancy characterized by the proliferation of plasma cells derived from B cells in the bone marrow. Several novel drugs and therapies have been explored as po…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Approximately nine out of ten patients will have some level of paralysis due to a stroke and need physical therapy to rehabilitate the paralyzed region of the body. Physical therapy often ca…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Common cancer treatments may seem almost as hazardous as cancer itself. Most people who undergo radiation and/or chemotherapy report physical side effects, including shortness of breath, unc…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
The world remains unprepared to contain the Zika virus and other similar mosquito borne viral diseases which can spontaneously become an epidemic in days. In a survey published by the Wall S…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The project idea is about a belt be wear around the abdomen to measures the fluid increased in abdomen and pelvic cavity , in fast and easy way , without repeat the abdominal ultrasound exam…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Across the world, fifty million people are affected by epilepsy or seizures. A major challenge in treating seizures is assessing the efficacy of anti-convulsants. Previous studies have alrea…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Free-space broadband frequency modulated near infrared (NIR) photon transmission mode technique has been used in this paper as an optical bio-sensor method to extract optical properties of d…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Leukotrichia; premature discolouration of hair is a problem amongst youth worldwide, causing depression & reducing the amount of stress controlling hormones. It is caused by wane of melanin.…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…