medicine
Last updated by bfire005 on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 18:54.
Introduction
The research project that I have conducted throughout my junior and senior year is entitled “The Effects of DMAB-Anabaseine on APPL Flies, a Model for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s”. This study was conducted to test the effect of DMAB-Anabaseine on APPL flies. These are flies that have been genetically mutated to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). DMAB-Anabaseine is the chemical I used to determine if cognitive behavior could be restored in the APPL flies. The concentrations used to test the APPL and wild type flies were 1uM, 10uM, 100uM, and 200uM.
Last updated by UMMvanderbilt on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 00:41.
UMM is a student founded organization at Vanderbilt University. We are committed to facilitating connections between undergraduate students and medical settings. We are involved in numerous community health volunteer groups and hope to spread in popularity in order to give undergrads meaningful medical experiences.
Last updated by jmlund11@bu.edu on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 11:36.
Last summer I traveled to Belize to work as medical volunteer with the organization International Service Learning. Along with 12 other volunteers and 2 doctors, we set up 3 temporary medical clinics near the western border of the country. At each clinic, we were able to see as many as 100 people with ailments ranging from machete wounds to diabetes. Within our clinic we had a make-shift pharmacy consisting of the medical supplies the volunteers brought from the United States. The pharmacy soon ran out of basic necessities the people needed, such as pre-natal vitamins and worm medication.
Last updated by aeroshorty on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 19:34.
A group of Temple Medical students are fundraising for an upcoming trip to Tanzania for the summer of 2008. We are heading to Karatu, Tanzania to work on public health projects, including health awareness and HIV/AIDS projects. We are also hoping to volunteer our time in the university hospital and local clinics to assist in screening processes and health education.
Last updated by jtan_87 on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 12:42.
Students for Global Health (SGH) is made up of a group of students dissatisfied with the deficiencies in our academic experience and determined to change them. We have enlisted the resources of both our peers as well as experienced professionals both locally and abroad.
Last updated by gsofer on Sun, 12/16/2007 - 16:56.
The IBDCure.org Foundation's mission is to: increase awareness, enhance funding, intensify research, and urge the awknowledgement & acceptance of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Current initiatives include: urging the United States Postal Service to issue an awareness stamp for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), advocating for people with adversities in areas such as education, and inspiring others to pursue their dreams while educating them on IBD, through Gideon's "What it Means to be Alive" presentation.
Last updated by emendels on Sun, 11/25/2007 - 19:44.
HealthCare Volunteer was started in January 1, 2006 by an American medical student and an American dental student, who realized the need for a free 501 (c) (3) non-profit portal that connects all volunteers and job seekers interested in health related volunteering or work to the right volunteering or employment opportunity. The need for global health care has skyrocketed. HealthCare Volunteer was accessed by thousands of volunteers and job seekers from more than 118 countries in 2006.
Last updated by eding on Fri, 01/04/2008 - 11:36.
Background:
Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in the world, killing 58 million people each year. The leading cancer in women is breast cancer, with 1.2 million diagnosed globally and killing 500,000 each year. Overall, 1 in 3 people will develop cancer in their lifetime, and 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer – affecting almost everyone via a parent, sibling, child, other relative, or a friend.
Last updated by preciouslove on Fri, 08/10/2007 - 22:44.
Global Medical Brigades is a secular, student-led organization that travels to developing countries to perform health care in communities without access to medicine otherwise. Stationed in the United States, and its current focus is on the country of Honduras.
Last updated by HCV on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 23:43.
At least 1.3 billion people worldwide lack access to the most basic healthcare, often because there is no health worker. "The global population is growing, but the number of health workers is stagnating or even falling in many of the places where they are needed most," said Lee Jong-wook, director-general of the World Health Organization in April, 2006.
