Browse 78 real Biomedical and Health Sciences projects entered in 2014, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find an efficient mixture that can protect cacti from being plagued by Wild Grana Cochineal for the longest amount of time. Methods/Materials I washed di…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The question to be answered is what water quality parameters contribute to the greatest amount of fertile Cephaloscyllium ventriosum eggs being laid. The main objective was to record how man…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Desert Bighorn Sheep thrived in the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona until twenty years ago, when the population became extinct from causes yet undetermined. A multi-group restoration eff…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the effectiveness of anthelmintics against intestinal parasites in select horses in Mendocino County. Methods/Materials We col…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether exposure to magnetism, UV radiation, or colder temperature affect the regenerative abilities of Lumbriculus variegatus. Methods/Materials Four environme…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals New advances in stem cell therapies have promising implications for victims of many diseases, especially post-stroke patients who suffer from physical, cognitive and emotion…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how exposure to light affects how bright bioluminescent dinoflaggelettes glow and how exposure to increased acidity in the water affects how br…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I set out in this experiment to determine if exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) from canned food has long-term effects on the spatial memory of mice. I hypothesized that the mice…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal was to study caffeine's effects on the memory, reflexes, and agility. Additionally, I tested a control group with a placebo (decaffeinated coffee) to see if the bel…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find if ocean acidification and global warming affect the thermal tolerance of crabs. Methods/Materials Crabs were collected from the inte…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Can Pleurotus Ostreatus (Oyster Mushrooms) digest and remove Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) from soil? Methods/Materials In Part 1 the Oyster Mushrooms were prepared and…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) will decrease the viscosity of cystic fibrosis (CF) mucus. Methods/Materials To model the high viscosity of CF m…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study the the placebo effect in a blind study using caffeinated and decaf coffee. Methods/Materials Method- This was a blind study where subjects were to…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether adding synthesized amounts of a calcium carbonate paste to a detoxified cavity will cause the organic filling and composure of a tooth without the need…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to analyze the detrimental effects of commercial fertilizer on Rana catesbeiana. Rana lay their eggs in large clumps to ensure some will su…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This experiment aimed to determine the effects of artificial night lighting on the life cycle of butterflies. Painted lady butterflies, Vanessa cardui, were exposed to various light sources…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Drug discovery requires approximately 13 years of research and $1 billion to introduce a new treatment for patients. Combination therapy is promising, but current trial-and-…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether Bti (a biologically-active mosquito larvicide) is responsible for the recent decrease in Dragonfly populations at the Madrona Marsh. Methods/Materials 1…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My science fair project is a biology-based investigation that addresses the question: Does Bisphenol A have an effect on fish? The purpose of my science fair project is to d…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if what you drink can affect the rate of tooth decay due to the acidity and increase in growth of oral bacteria. Methods/Materials Human teeth…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to study the growth of wheatgrass seeds in 2 environments. The 1st environment is next to a Wi-Fi router. The 2nd environment is away from a Wi-Fi router. A…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the effects of diesel oil on the hatching of brine shrimp eggs and the survival of live brine shrimp. The hypothesis of this experiment was that…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The use of genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton has been prevalent over the last 2 decades to combat the effects many pest insect populations. The development of new varie…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The focus of this project was to determine whether pesticides permethrin, carbaryl, and imdacloprid, affected mitochondrial activity and mitochondrial DNA levels in C2C12 mo…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if plants produce less oxygen in the presence of pollution. This was thought to be true, based on the facts the stomata size…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to prove sodium hypochlorite is a more effective water disinfectant than chloramine, a product that forms when ammonia and sodium hypochlorite react. Metho…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Spodoptera frugiperda (FAW) is an important pest of maize. Bt resistance has been studied for more than 50 years, however there is still an interrogation on the susceptibility to the Bt-Cry…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals It is hypothesized that radish seeds which are induced with DC voltages will experience a higher growth rate. Methods/Materials 5 pots, a bag of soil, a packet of radish see…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to test if exposure of Elodea plants to different amounts of motor oil affected oxygen production during photosynthesis. It was expected that pl…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Substantial challenges of drug delivery to treat various diseases exist in our modern world. For example; the acidic environment of the stomach, combined with an array of in…