Browse 67 real Biomedical and Health Sciences projects entered in 2006, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The bacterial system, Escherichia Coli-recA, a strain that has a defect in genes that encode for a DNA repair enzyme, was used to model the effects of increasing concentrati…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object of my project is to determine, through laboratory experiments and field analysis, what effects seawater have on the growth of maggots feeding on a corpse. I teste…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals After completing research on the widespread Crown gall disease, we wished to help find a way to cure the disorder. Therefore, by using common knowledge that garlic is often…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to test whether or not certain odorous household items such as vanilla extract, various liquid air fresheners, catnip, hydrogen peroxide, rubbin…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals We sought to find out if a common food additive deemed safe by the food industry & the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, yet banned in other countries is harmful to the hea…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The Objective of this experiment was to determine the resistance of two strains of Chinese Hamster Ovary cells to the antibiotic Geneticin. My hypothesis was that the strain…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a compound occurring naturally in Brassica species vegetables (e.g., cabbage, broccoli). In vitro, I3C has been shown to suppress the proliferatio…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My experiment tried to determine whether beta carotene helps prevent the growth of cancer in plants. Methods/Materials I germinated fifteen sunflower seeds: ten sunflower se…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals We wanted to find out what happened to red blood cells when mixed with Isotonic, Hypotonic and Hypertonic solutions. We also wanted to find out why the cells reacted to the…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The Objective is to determine if a controlled diet and exercise will lower blood glucose levels and reduce the amount of insulin requirements of a type 1 diabetic. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine if topical Quercetin solution is anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial on acne lesions Methods/Materials Methods: Over a ten month period of time have ten human s…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Test results intend to show that the Type-1 diabetic can improve the stability of his or her own blood sugar levels during the night by eating high protein dinners that prod…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To find the best way to counter the effects of capsaicin in four hot sauces including pure habanero (very hot), Susie's Calypso(hot), Marie Sharp's (medium) and Melinda's (m…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if you could buy a cheaper, more natural horse supplement to improve your horse's health as opposed to expensive, commercially made su…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project is to warn people who use beauty products that they are indeed harmful and dangerous to our bodies. The reason being that they are toxic…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which edible substance cools the heat of an ingested jalapeno pepper the fastest. Methods/Materials A jalapeno pepper was cut into four equal sl…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to observe the effects of curcumin on cancer. Cancer is a disease of genes which causes cells to mutate and then spreads throughout the bo…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out if sports supplements affect heart rate of atlhletes. I measured the heart rate of small invertebrates called Daphnia Magna after I…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine the longevity of insecticide in different soil types. I am using crickets in my investigation. I will be putting insecticide on dif…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My goal for this science competition is to just havve a great time. If I don't win I will still be proud of myself knowing that I did my best. Methods/Materials Materials: 1…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to learn whether there is a significant difference in the protection given against UV rays by sunscreens at SPF 30 and up. My hypothesis is…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals What is the effect of drugs on the heartrate of daphnia? Methods/Materials Daphnia Magna standard microscope droppers/ pipettes 5 petri dishes beakers (to make solutions) al…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This study was undertaken to determine if application of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and steroidal drugs to the pleural and ascitic fluids can cause cell death…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Smoking hand studies have revealed that toxins in the smoke negatively affect surface wound healing process. The goal of this project is to examine the wound healing process…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Does hydrogen peroxide, a free radical, cause flies to age faster? Will Vitamin C, an anti-oxidant, delay this aging process? Methods/Materials 1. Separate 130 Drosophila wi…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether more expensive green tea types were more effective in reducing heartbeat rates in Daphnia than cheaper varieties of green tea. Methods/…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object of this project is to determine which chemical cleaning-agent, commonly used in hospitals, kills the most bacteria. Methods/Materials Using a disk-diffusion metho…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to observe how different substances affect human hair after prolonged emersion. By doing so, I will determine which substances cause damage to human hair. I…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Fertilizers, intended to improve the quality and fertility of the soil, might be harming earthworms. The objective of these tests was to determine the possible effect of two…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals None of the currently existing therapies for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are curative or significantly increase the lifespan of patients. Can a more effective cure be foun…