2025 Session 1 Project 1
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The Effects of Dopamine on Parkinson’s Disease and its Treatments
Ryley Washington
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Parkinson’s Disease is a prevalent disease that is becoming more frequent. We need to understand this disease to be able to find a cure for...
Prions: How Will We Treat them?
Savannah Moya
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Prion diseases are a type of neurodegenerative disease that fall under the broader category of “Protein Misfolding Disorders.” These include Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and...
Mitigating Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) to Protect Nocturnally Migrating Birds from Fatal Building Collisions May Require Multiple Large-Scale Strategies
Wendy Hawkins
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Many bird species employ a nocturnal migration strategy, relying on the moon and stars for navigation. Over the past century, artificial light at night (ALAN)...
The Antioxidant Capacity of Lactate Dehydrogenase
Haley McDonough
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive molecules that occur as a result of naturally occurring reduction-oxidation (REDOX) reactions in the body. The amount of...