Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases on Earth. The most commonly used pharmaceutical to treat diabetes is metformin HCl. Attention and alarm over the environmental effects of this…
Proton beam radiation therapy, because of its high precision, is used to treat tumors near critical organs, e.g., tumors at the base of the skull. Proton beams lose the majority of their ene…
C. elegans is a common model organism and, because of its transparent anatomy, is easily used for fluorescent imaging. The C. elegans gut microbiome has been found to play an in important ro…
Stromal cells have been a key influencer in differentiating pancreatic cancer from the diversity of other forms of cancer. The involvement and significance of stromal cells are not quite sol…
Photothermal treatments for cancer use metallic nanoparticles to increase local temperature through excitation of localized surface electrons. Yet, the effect of the surrounding microenviron…
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Mesozooplankton play an immense role in the global ocean. They are intricately intertwined in the pelagic food web and are major contributors to oceanic biogeochemical cycling through vertic…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Potential roles for DGB25 adipose thermogenesis Jack Volpert1, Daniel Kramer2, Paul Cohen2 1 Riverdale Country School Bronx, NY 2Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism, Rockefeller University, N…
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), defined as a physical or psychological reliance on opioids, is quickly becoming a public health epidemic. Many factors increase the odds for developing OUD, but no…
Radiant Technology as Temperature Regulator in the Artificial Insemination Process Lauren Beckman Abstract Last year my sister developed a shirt using radiant technology that held the temper…
Because many conventional hair dyes contain supposed carcinogens, toxicants, and skin irritants, a reduced-graphene oxide (r-GO) hair dye, was explored as an alternative to conventional dyes…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Grant Wiarda (John Adams High School) Mentor: Nevin Longenecker ([email protected]) Chaperone: Ann Wiarda ([email protected]) Retrofitting A Direct Methanol Fuel Cell With Tungste…
The question investigated was if kudzu bioplastic is durable and if it will degrade at a faster rate than corn starch bioplastic. The hypothesis stated that kudzu bioplastic would be durable…
The storage and transport of sensitive proteins is highly expensive and challenging due to the need for refrigeration. This makes it difficult for impoverished areas to send specimens and sa…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), observed in premature infants with low birth weight, is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. ROP shows no external signs or symptoms. Normal blood vessel…
Many clinical diagnostics rely on detecting disease based on the chemical properties of cells. However, a vastly unexplored area of clinical diagnostics is disease detection based on the phy…
Recent studies with a mouse Alzheimer’s disease model show that inducing gamma brain waves at 40 Hz causes microglia in the brain to remove plaque-forming proteins posited to be involved in…
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
Many believe that open wounds should be able to “breathe”, that they should not be covered so they can heal better and not be suffocated by the bandage. However, there have been countless st…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Grade IV glioblastoma is the most lethal and aggressive brain tumor in adults. Despite treatment advances combining maximal surgical resection with radiotherapy and concurrent adjuvant chemo…
The goal of this research was to test the durability of both amorphous and polycrystalline solar cells when they are exposed to simulated environmental conditions. Solar panels are becoming…
Microbiology (inferred)
The first observation of Xanthomonas vasicola pathovar vasculorum (XVV), commonly known as Bacterial Leaf Streak, being in the United States occurred in Nebraska. As of August 2016, it was i…
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
Cavitation is the nucleation and rapid implosion of vapor bubbles in a liquid when the liquid is subject to pressures below vapor pressure. The collapse of these bubbles is a powerful physic…
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Biochar’s nutrient retention paired with rhizobacteria’s nitrogen-fixation may improve the quality of soils throughout the US. This study’s purpose was to test whether the combination of bio…
The prevalence of allergies among developed countries is steadily increasing. With this comes an increase in dangerous cases of anaphylaxis and other related emergencies. These emergencies d…
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
In recent years, depression has become an increasingly concerning topic of discussion in public high school. Less discussed is burnout, which is often mistaken for depression. The syndromes…
The purpose of this project was to test whether growth hormone could directly affect the rate at which cartilage renews itself. The direct effect that the growth hormone should have on carti…
Microbiology (inferred)
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections that patients acquire while receiving medical treatment. The difficulty in treatment of HAIs lies in the formation of biofilm. Biofilms are…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) play a dominant role in current global energy systems. Fossil fuel energy had been the fundamental driving force for our technological advancements. Although fo…
The impending depletion of nonrenewable energy sources has resulted in worldwide research for more productive renewable resources. Biofuels are an emerging source of energy that utilize the…
Protein malnutrition, a condition arising, in part, from inadequate intake of protein, largely affects children living in developing nations. Childhood protein malnutrition may cause lifelon…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Diabetes is a disease that can require the hormone insulin to be prescribed as a treatment, resulting in inconvenience and possible deleterious conditions for patients due to the drug’s inje…