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…
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…
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…
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.…
Toxicology
Objectives The purpose to this project is to test what the effects of different concentrations and varieties of electronic cigarette liquid have on the pulse rate of Lumbriculus variegatus.…
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…
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this study was to discover a concentration of sodium chloride in water that would negativity effect Pennisetum clandestinum without harming other turf grass. Meth…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
The objective of this study was to understand the effects of acetaminophen on Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan and fertility. The experiment was based off a study that assessed the effect of…
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,…
Toxicology
Objectives The question being tested in my project was what effects does microwave radiation have on different organic materials and life. One objective and goal of the experiment were to vi…
Toxicology
Objectives My goal was to determine the impacts of UV radiation on C elegans growth rate, as a model for its impacts on C elegans overall genetic health. Methods I used C elegans on E coli a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Translational Medical Science
When a cardiac injury occurs as a result of hemolysis, the heart suffers from an intramyocardial hemorrhage and left ventricular remodeling. Studies are showing that the result of this damag…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is thought to be responsible for mood in humans and other multicellular organisms. Many people take prescription drugs that are thought to increase level…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients, with mortality rates as high as 50% in intensive care unit patients; therefore, early detection of this condition…
Translational Medical Science
The SMART System is designed to improve radiotherapy cancer treatment. This is performed through the use of two novel devices, forming an integrated system. The Specialised Magnetic Array fo…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Regarding feminine hygiene products, the “FDA recommends that tampons be free of harmful chemicals and any pesticide and herbicide residues,” (2018) with no specific regulations that compani…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common type of primary brain tumor, is universally fatal with median survival ranging from 9–16 months. Although a significant effort has been focused…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
According to a study published in 2016 by Pendse et al., while the number of newly infected individuals in the majority of countries in Southeast Asia has been decreasing, more and more indi…
Translational Medical Science
Biomarkers are extremely important in medical diagnostics, as they can help monitor a patient's medical status. Heart disease and sepsis, for example, can be identified by a spike in the con…
Translational Medical Science
A systematic review indicates dextrose injections beneficially treat knee osteoarthritis; one possible mechanism is cartilage regeneration. Scientists have conducted few in vitro studies and…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
I identified physical features in a candidate cancer vaccine that lead to improved anti-tumor response. Though cancer vaccines present an attractive strategy to coax the immune system to tar…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Circulating tumor DNA in blood holds promise as a cancer-specific biomarker. However, detection of ultra-low mutation allelic frequency (MAF) of ctDNA at early stages of cancer is infeasible…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder. People with SCD experience pain crises, hypercoagulation, and strokes, and suffer dramatically shortened lifespans. SCD causes indiv…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Aurora Kinase A, a serine-threonine protein kinase, is primarily responsible for regulation of cell proliferation. When overexpressed, it can cause an uncontrollable increase in cellular pro…
Translational Medical Science
Neuroinflammation occurs when microglia become activated and release neurotoxic factors. This process plays a key role in a number of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, P…