Osteoporosis and How Bone Growth is Hormonally Regulated

My STEAM project explains the objective of how bone growth is hormonally regulated and how it relates to the occurrence of osteoporosis. Sex hormones and PTH regulate the activity of osteoblastic and osteoclastic cells (Almeida et al, 2016). Osteoblasts function to produce new bone tissue. Sex hormones and mechanical stress …

Applications of Forensic Histopathology in Ethylene Glycol Poisoning

It’s well known that pathology plays a critical role in the diagnosis of disease, identifying abnormal processes at a cellular level. Histopathology also has applications in forensics, helping to determine if cause of death is potentially unnatural and intentional. For my STEAM project I’m highlighting the identification of calcium oxalate …

Juvenile Osteoporosis: Eating Disorders and Neurodivergent Children

My project is based on the idea of individuals, children specifically, with special needs getting juvenile osteoporosis. I used a poster board to explain some background info and the art aspects focus on osteoporosis under a microscope. I drew out what a slide of bone would look like with milk …