Category: Engineering Medicine

Yoga as a Supplemental Therapy for Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Patients

September 12, 2025 Swarali Panse
Swarali Panse Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder primarily affecting respiratory function. Conventional physiotherapy and pharmacologic treatments are used in standard CF management, however, interest in complementary therapies like yoga are on the rise. Yoga, known for enhancing respiratory capacity and reducing stress, can potentially be used to…
Engineering Medicine Featured Abstracts Respiratory

The Role of Vitamin K2-MK4 in Parkinson’s Disease

September 12, 2025 Ethan Chow
Ethan Chow Background: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease currently affecting an estimated 11.9 million people worldwide, and is projected to exceed 25.2 million by 2050. 1 PD is classically described as neuronal degeneration and alpha-synuclein aggregation in the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars…
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Advancements in Alzheimer’s Disease Detection and Treatment

August 21, 2025 Adithya Shastri
Adithya Shastri Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral changes. It currently affects over 6 million Americans and is a leading cause of disability in older adults13. Diagnosis often occurs late, after significant neuronal damage, which limits the effectiveness…
Engineering Medicine Featured Abstracts Neuroscience

What Can Be Done to Structurally or Biologically Support the Apophysis of the Tibia in Children Who Suffer from Osgood-Schlatter Disease So That They May Continue Activity During Their Childhood?

August 7, 2025 Boyang Zhang
Boyang Zhang Background: Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD) is an activity and growth-associated knee pathology affecting the tibial tuberosity apophysis in adolescents. Up to 10% of adolescents are affected by OSD during their lifetime, often bilaterally.1 While treatment is generally conservative, there is significant variation in patient presentation and symptoms. Usually, patients…
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A Review of the Limitations and Future Directions of Kyphoplasty for Symptomatic Vertebral Compression Fractures

August 7, 2025 Jake Tinsley
Jake Tinsley Background: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are among the most prevalent spinal injuries, especially in elderly patients and those with osteoporosis, malignancy, or trauma, with an estimated 1 in 4 women 50 years of age and older having experienced at least one VCF.1,2,3 VCFs occur when an axial force…
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Food for Thought: Exploring Dietary Influence on the Gut-Brain Axis and its Implications for Neuropsychiatric Disorders

August 5, 2025 Jacquelin Stanberry
Jacquelin Stanberry Background: Neuropsychiatric disorders with behavioral disturbances have been associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and altered gut microbiomes1. The gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication network with implications for health and disease that operates through three main pathways: immune, endocrine/systemic, and neuronal2. The immune pathway communicates using inflammatory molecules, while…
Engineering Medicine Featured Abstracts Psychiatry

Investigating the Viral, Genomic, and Immunological Etiology of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

August 5, 2025 Anaarthi Srinivas
Anaarthi Srinivas Background: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease in which T-cells attack and destroy the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas1. As of 2021, 304,000 children and adolescents (those younger than 20) in the US had diagnosed T1DM; additionally, 5.7% of all adults with diabetes had T1DM3.…
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Computational Methods for Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy

August 5, 2025 Shivani Sista
Shivani Sista Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microangiopathy of the retina resulting from chronic hyperglycemia.1 It is the leading cause of blindness in the working-age population, and the fifth leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide.1,2 DR is characterized by progressive capillary damage and retinal ischemia, and advanced stages are…
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Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Guides in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Soft Tissue Balancing and Proprioception

August 4, 2025 Utkarsh Singh
Utkarsh Singh Background:  Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common and effective intervention for end-stage osteoarthritis. However, suboptimal outcomes often arise from inadequate soft tissue balancing, contributing to joint instability, stiffness, pain, and early prosthetic failure. Proprioception — the body’s sense of joint position — is also impaired postoperatively, potentially…
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Sex Differences in Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

August 4, 2025 Caitlin Sannes
Caitlin Sannes Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as abuse or aggression that occurs in a romantic relationship and includes physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, and emotional abuse and manipulation1. It is currently estimated that one third of women will experience some degree of IPV in their lifetime and…
Engineering Medicine Featured Abstracts Neuroscience