Browse 119 real Biomedical and Health Sciences projects entered in 2016, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this study was to determine the comparability of two lipopolysaccharides, from Escherichia coli serotypes O55:B5 and O111:B4, in their ability to stimulate the activation of R…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Background: Sleep is believed to play a role in the clearance of potentially harmful substances that accumulate in the brain during wakefulness. One such harmful substance is beta-amyloid, a…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Research was conducted in order to assess the toxicity of the surfactant, cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB), to the arthropod species, Artemia salina, by observing the hatching…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Alterations in the expression of microRNAs have been noted in many cancers and diseases. However, microRNAs were just recently discovered in 1993. Since then there has been a crucial need to…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to discover whether or not an increased concentration of zinc oxide nanoparticles leads to decreased levels of viable soil bacteria, spe…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Breast cancer (BC) is the second leading cause of cancer death for women. BC lethality is mainly caused by metastasis. Identification of factors controlling BC metastasis is crucial for deve…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
The tau protein is a microtubule associated protein that’s maintained mainly through phosphorylation. Phosphorylation is upheld through two enzymes; kinases and phosphatases. There can be an…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects the memory of elderly individuals and dementia is a disorder that also alters the memory causing individuals to be forgetful. Music therapy is a form of…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Type 1 Diabetes is a serious disease and characterized by the lack of the hormone, insulin, in the bloodstream, which causes the glucose concentration level to become instable. Insulin is a…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system (CNS) injuries are characterized by cerebral atrophy and neuronal circuitry abnormalities. Neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation is of…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Changes in chromatin state have been linked to developmental defects and diseases such as cancer. Thus it is important to understand how chromatin states are established and maintained. Modi…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In this project, four detergents, Honest Laundry, Green Works, Dreft and Tide were tested and compared for biodegradability and toxicity. Super Worms were used as testing or…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project is an introduction for me into cancer therapies. Many cancer therapies basically target tumors and stop mitotic division by interfering with spindle fiber formati…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The goal of this research project was to assess the effectiveness of virtual psychotherapy treatments and to develop an intuitive self-help software application for treating obsessive-compul…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
In this experiment, changes in percent transmission resulting from changes in temperature were studied in reflectin. Reflectin, a protein found in the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, has the ability…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Electronic Cigarette use has been rapidly increasing. In 2013-2014, the National Youth Tobacco Survey reported an increase in the number of vaping middle school students fro…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
A concern with violent video game play is that they may increase aggression. I used alternating bilateral sound stimulation (ABSS) to try and decrease ANS arousal, aggression, negative affec…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The marketing field has shifted towards using different technologies that allow for higher levels of customer interaction and satisfaction. The Quick Response Code (QR Code) is a modern mark…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals How does the amount of energy drink given to daphnia affect the heart rate of the daphnia? Energy drinks are made to boost up energy but it can affect the heart rate. Many p…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hypothesis: Post-event suggestion will create a higher rate of false memories than bias. Methods: 185 subjects were randomly assigned to 2 groups, either bias or suggestibility. The bias gro…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of the experiment was to investigate and describe average stress levels, most common causes and effects of stress, trends in stress over time, and methods of stress management do…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Allicin is a component in garlic that forms when garlic is chopped. Research has shown that allicin is capable of killing several types of cancer cells, but the mechanism remains unclear. To…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are considered a promising cell source for regenerative medicine because of their ability to differentiate into many cell types and because of their unlimited pro…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
As the U.S. is falling behind in STEM education and struggling with the achievement gap, there have been many practical obstacles concerning teachers and existing multimedia tools in impleme…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Introduction: As the aging ASD cohort becomes larger, there continues to be a paucity of research to assess their needs. This study is the beginning of one of the first longitudinal cognitiv…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Tissue engineered heart valves (TEHV) have a strong potential to outperform existing heart valve replacements. As part of an ongoing research to determine the optimal conditions to generate…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Chronic stress involves a response to emotional pressure experienced for a long period of time and is a source of depressive disorders. Studies have suggested that chronic stress impacts cog…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out which pesticide effects the copepods the most and least. Methods/Materials Ten copepods were added into a petri dish with 50mL of water, using…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Studies have shown that, if started early enough, drugs and therapies can significantly slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. However, there are currently no easy ways to identify the…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Deafness is hearing deficiency or hearing loss it refers to the inability to hear things either totally or partially. Symptoms may be mild, moderate, severe or profound. Deaf people suffer f…