The Science Journal - Volume X - Number II - Spring 2017
Cover pictures: The cover illustration, created by Professor Antony O’Hara of the Digital Multimedia Design Program, represents the gradual diminishing of mental function in Alzheimer’s Disease. It reflects the theme of the first three articles.
Editors-in-Chief
Avi Jacob
Esti Gross - Senderowicz
Associate editors
Perel Astor
Raizy Berger
Michael Bergman
Sara Laks
Daniel Pomper
Yoni Pomper
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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Molecular Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease - Abraham Bordon
Possible Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease Related Amyloid-β Plaques and Neurofibrillary Tangles - Rochelle Rubinstein
Repurposing Diabetes Drugs to Treat Insulin Resistance in Alzheimer’s Disease - Yael Lazarus
The Impacts of Childhood Obesity on Adult Health and Quality of Life - Miriam Weinstock
Are Contact Lenses an Effective Vehicle for Ocular-Disease Drug Delivery? - Chana Haimowitz
Mechanical Factors Affecting Heart Morphogenesis - Moshe Fenster
The Effects of Sports Drinks on Teeth - Gabriel Kaye
Possible Mechanisms That Protect the Fetus from Maternal Rejection - Adina Ziemba-Goldfarb
Is Tooth Bleaching Really Safe? - Yehoshua Krasnow
An Analysis on Whether or not Baldness can be Reversed - Spencer Waldman
Vitamin D Deficiency and Suicide - Miriam Salamon
Do Antbiotics in Early Life Contribute to Obesity? - Shimon Kadosh
