The Science Journal - Volume X - Number 1 - Fall 2016
Cover pictures: The cover illustration, created by Professor Antony O’Hara of the Digital Multimedia Design Program, is a composite of all of the previous Science Journal covers.
Editors-in-Chief
Avi Jacob
Esti Gross
Associate editors
Raizy Berger
Betzalel Krasnow
Miriam Salamon
Yoni Pomper
Leah Frimmerman
Simcha Bordon
Sara Laks
Mendel Ivry
Michael Ledereich
Michael Bergman
Layout Advisor and Editor
Antony O’Hara MFA
Charter Editors
Rivka Borger
Michell Gorden-Grunin
Faculty Reviewers
Robert S. Bressler Ph.D.
Alan Levine D.C.
Evam Mintzter, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor
Robert S. Bresssler Ph.D.
Chairman of Undergraduate Biology Programs
Lander College of Arts and Sciences
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Table of Contents
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Most Efficient Methods to Treat Breast Cancer
Esther Ehrman
Effects of Moderate Intake of Alcohol on Coronary Heart Disease
Eli Derdik
From Squirrels to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): The Modulation of the Hippocampus
Rachel Ariella Bartfeld
Jet Lag and the Biological Clock
Shayna Melool
Is Deep Brain Stimulation a Viable Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease?
Brocha Gold
Treatment Options for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Renee Weinberg
Phage Therapy as a MRSA Treatment
Miriam Sussman
Stem Cell Therapy and Macular Degeneration
Brenda Stern
Is There a Link between Zika Virus and Microcephaly In Neonates?
Yuliya Salanovich
How does High Intensity Interval Exercise Affect Fat Loss?
Melissa Grohman
3D Organ Printing
Chana Sirota
CRISPR/Cas9 as a Therapeutic Approach to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Abraham Daniel Levitman