Fall 2015

Editors-in-Chief
Tzvi H. Adams
Alexander Malek

Associate Editors
Dini Ezagui
Moshe Fenster
Daniel Fuchs
Hinda Klass
Ruchie Rubenstein
Isaac Traube

Art Editor
Karen Bleich

Art Advisor
Atara Grenadir, MFA, ATR-BC

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.

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

Table of Contents

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Mechanical Plasticity: Skeletal Muscle Adaptations - Naomi Broker

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: The Impact of Acoustic Trauma on the Ear - Aviva Levihaiem

Is the Neuraminidase Inhibitor Tamiflu Effective in the Treatment of Influenza? - Eliyakim Hershkop

Which Methods of Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder are Most Effective and Most Closely Match Patient Lifestyle? - Yehudit Erlbaum

Do Probiotics Effectively Promote Well-being? - Tzvi H. Adams

Biological Therapy in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis - Tzipora Glanzman

What Are the Possible Causes for Autism Spectrum Disorder? - Rochel Preiserowicz

The Neurological Underpinnings of Hypnosis and its Clinical Applications - Raizy Leizerowski

Epigenetics as a Cure for Cancer - Sara Rivka Margolis

Why Are People With Laron Syndrome Immune to Cancer? - Raquel Margolis

The Mechanisms of Weight Gain in Sleep-Deprived Individuals - Chaya Rosen

Biological Reasons for the Neurotoxic Effects of MDMA (‘Ecstasy’) on the Developing Fetus - Leah Schneeweiss

Human Animal Chimeras For Therapeutic Protocols - Bracha Sklar

Human Stem Cells: Is it Possible to Limit Pluripotent Human Stem Cells to Differentiate into Specific Tissue or Organ? - Chaya Korf

Active Immunotherapy and Adoptive Cell Transfer as an Effective Cancer Treatment - Philip Jay Cynamon

Assessment of Three Acute Responses to Traumatic Brain Injury - Shoshana Fireworker

The Rehabilitative Potential of Auditory to Visual Sensory Substitution Devices for the Blind - Naomi Perl