The High School Health Research Forum Expo
A big portion of the forum’s value of connection comes from written health research. The HSHRF Expo displays high school student research dedicated to health, which is an opportunity for peers to learn and connect through words, on a wide scale. The HSHRF encourages students to submit their health research in almost all mediums, such as proposals, literature review posters, abstracts, methodologies, reports, brief manuscripts, original articles, and more.
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The term "health research" refers to research that is done to learn more about human health. Health research also aims to find better ways to prevent and treat disease. It is an important way to help improve the care and treatment of people worldwide (Research Guides: Participating in Health Research Studies: What Is Health Research?, 2020).
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Explore the Expo
The Dangerous Side of Social Media: The Impact on the Mental Health of Youth and Adolescents
By:Ayman Sareshwala, Gems Founders School - Al Barsha
This article explores the relationship between social media and mental health in the youth. It also focuses on how social media increases anxiety and depression. Three major negative effects of social media which are cyberbullying, deprived sleep and social comparision. It is concluded that social media does indeed have a considerable negative on the mental health of youth.
The Neuroimmunologic Impacts of Long Covid (SARS-CoV-2) and its Relation to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Literature Review
By: Juliette Carson, High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering @ CCNY
This paper seeks to identify and understand the neuroimmunological impacts of Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) on neurologic degeneration, effect on proper functioning of the immune system and the conditions’ effects on the body on a molecular level.By doing extensive research, I found that Long COVID and ME/CFS have more overlap than just mutually affecting each other, but the very nature of the conditions are very similar and have similar effects on the body. This paper will seek to explain SARS-CoV-2 infections and ME/CFS, their neurological, immune and molecular effects.
Reviewing Kazakhstan’s Asbestos Industry As A Case Study On Worldwide Asbestos Consumption And Usage
By: Aleena Bacorro, Winsor School
Mesothelioma is a type of lung cancer that is typically caused by exposure to asbestos. Despite the proven carcinogenic effects of asbestos, many countries still produce, export, and/or import asbestos. In this review, I studied Kazakhstan, one of the world's largest asbestos producers, to better understand why a nation continues to be a part of the global asbestos production industry, and, why the asbestos industry continues to thrive. In order to do so, I read articles, analyzed death rates, and investigated economic trends. Eventually, I learned that the asbestos industry places countries in a vicious cycle where, despite the negative effects of manufacturing asbestos, nations may find that the economic advantages of continuing to export the substance outweigh the costs. The industry has trapped governments into investing in a product that, if left unchecked, can cause a mesothelioma epidemic in communities that do not yet have the means to treat it.