How much alcohol is too much? Public health requires a guideline to incentivise responsible teenage vodka consumption and prevent irreversible liver damage. This study attempted to determine a safe concentration by immersing 1.0g pig liver pieces in a 37°C water bath with different vodka concentrations serially diluted. Vodka and hydrogen peroxide volume and mass of pig liver were controlled amongst...
Luxembourg
2021, Environment, Luxembourg / 19.07.2021
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECT OF IBUPROFEN ON CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA GROWTH
Increased urbanisation and population have led to higher medicine concentrations detected in water systems worldwide. This study investigates the effect of one of the most widely pollutant medicines (ibuprofen) on Chlorella pyrenoidosa as a model for other microalgae and higher plants. A colorimeter set to 440 nm was used to measure the effect of ibuprofen concentrations Chlorella growth over 11...
2021, Chemistry, Luxembourg / 19.07.2021
THE IMPACTS OF ANTIBIOTIC-CLAVULANATE ON THE HUMAN MICROBIOTA
To maximise the efficiency of antibiotics, working against the proliferation of harmful bacteria, the chemical "clavulanic acid" has been introduced to the medical industry working alongside penicillin branches to prevent bacterial resistance. But, after research, it is evident that its impacts are detrimental to bacteria that present a mutualistic relationship with the human body,such as the ones in the gut...
2020, Biology, Luxembourg / 19.07.2021
EXPLORING THE SIMILARITIES AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUGAR ADDICTION AND OPIOID ADDICTION
3/4ths of all packaged foods contain added sugar, causing us to consume more sugar than required; the more we eat it, the more we tend to crave it, causing many to question sugar as an addiction. In this project, the effects of sugar on the brain and our hormones are explored, while also evaluating the extent that sugar can be...
2020, Luxembourg, Medicine / 16.07.2021
MODELLING TREATMENT FOR ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor neuron death in the brain and spinal cord. Though cell death in ALS is poorly understood, scientists believe that apoptosis and autophagy play a role. The MAP4K4 kinase regulates these and its inhibition has slowed ALS in ALS-derived Induced pluripotent stem cells, iPSCs. This project examines the pathogenesis...
2020, Environment, Luxembourg / 16.07.2021
WATER QUALITY IN LUXEMBOURG AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON AQUATIC MICROORGANISMS
Water samples from different rivers in Luxembourg showed the presence of different levels of concentrations of nitrites, nitrates, and phosphates. Their effects on aquatic microorganisms were assessed by storing the water under different conditions and being filled up with various amounts of manure. Effects of the manure on aquatic organisms were observed not only by calculating their abundance but also...