The Science Journal - Volume VIII - Number 1 - Fall 2014

Editors-in-Chief
Justin Konig
Daniel Zelefsky

Associate Editors
Hinda Klass
Steven Lorber
Alexander Malek
Mark Proffesorske
Estie Schick
Rivka Schrier
Isaac Traube
Tamar Youseflaleh
Charter Editors
Rivka Borger
Michell Gordon-Grunin

Art Editor
Karen Bleich

Graphic Design
Simcha Cohen

Layout Advisor
Antony O’Hara MFA

Faculty Reviewers
Robert S. Bressler Ph.D.
Allan Levine D.C.

Faculty Advisor
Robert S. Bressler Ph.D.
Chairman of Undergraduate Biology Programs

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Brooklyn, NY 11230
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Table of Contents

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Prosopagnosia
By: Leah Fleischman

PARP Inhibition: A Method of Treating and Preventing Certain Cancers
By: Chana Tropper

Its All in the Mind: Mind Controlled Prosthetics
By: Tziril Joselit

How Does Spaceflight Affect the Human Body?
By: Sara Dina Feinzeig

Immunotherapy As a Treatment Option for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
By: Yehuda Lehrfield

The Hormones of the Placenta
By: Shaya Oratz

Eating Disorders: The Hidden Hormonal Effect On Fertility
By: Esther Tessler-Karfunkel

The Efficacy and Safety of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
By: Gail Tessler

Theories on Varicella Zoster Virus Reactivation Based on Shingles Patterns
By: Ralph Nussbaum

The Search For Novel Inhibitors Of The Mycobacterial Enoyl Reductase InhA
By: Esther Saul

Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
By: Adina Mezrahi

Bioengineered Hearts
By: Rivky Loeb