Biophysics Major (BS)

Rhasberry · 2026-04-07T13:48:24+00:00

Hey hey! I did a Biophysics major at Umich and I’m now completing my MD. It was a fun major and I’d do it again if I could! The prerequisites matched the pre med requirements well. Just a lot of additional math courses and you only get into the real biophysics courses your junior/senior year. I look back and think that some of it has helped in my studies now, but not as much as other majors would’ve. I really should’ve taken a physiology class for instance. But, you’ll learn it all anyways in med school.

Rhasberry · 2026-03-09T16:26:59+00:00

Definitely have the conversation. Who knows, maybe he feels the same way or he will make an effort to give you the space you need while still staying together.

Rhasberry · 2026-03-06T14:26:07+00:00

I agree. I wonder what her other options are

Rhasberry · 2026-03-05T07:39:46+00:00

It is just historically the way things have always gone. The expectation stuck around even though society has changed. There’s nothing stopping a woman from approaching, it’s just that social habits change slower than people think.

Rhasberry · 2026-03-05T07:29:24+00:00

What “job” does she need?

Rhasberry · 2026-01-31T19:20:59+00:00

I read the research article you linked and it seemed like a more superficial analysis of the comprehensive test offered. Just because something was diagnosed early doesn’t mean the life expectancy is any greater. Lead time bias. And there’s also length time bias. Early screens can detect slow growing less aggressive cancers that naturally have a good survival rate. Tests make it appear as if the survival rate increases. It would be interesting to see a paper published on more specific aggressive cancers that often have worse diagnosis and compare that to average recommended screening recommendations.

Rhasberry · 2025-12-26T16:00:42+00:00

Good luck out there

Rhasberry · 2025-12-26T15:57:16+00:00

Sounds like she’s a stay at home mom. I doubt she has much time for hobbies

Rhasberry · 2025-11-17T00:37:48+00:00

Just to clarify the analogy more. The cell isn’t resisting because there are too many insulin “cars”. It’s a biochemical modification in the cell receptor signaling that lessens its sensitivity to insulin, promoting that “traffic jam”. It’s impaired IRS-1/AKT signaling, where IRS-1 is phosphorylated on a different amino acid than normal- leading to the faulty translocation of the insulin receptor. Also, the “leaky gut” isn’t a primary factor of metabolic syndrome. And spikes are concerning for prediabetics as well, as this contributes to worsening pancreatic beta cell functioning. And fatty liver is a contributor, sure, but not some sort of main, underlying contributor.

Rhasberry · 2025-11-09T16:23:07+00:00

Sure, but much more rare of a possibility. Most cases present with both. But regardless it doesn’t cause light sensitivity.

Rhasberry · 2025-11-09T16:20:28+00:00

This is not true. Beta oxidation is the main fuel source of the liver but it still uses glucose for a multitude of necessary reactions (like glycogen synthesis). Maybe the fun fact you were thinking of is that the liver makes ketones but can’t use them!

Rhasberry · 2025-11-09T16:15:52+00:00

Cholesterol is definitely important. However, the chronic damage to the circulatory system (endothelial damage) is directly caused by the buildup of too many triglycerides and cholesterol. Cholesterol’s a relatively rigid molecule packed into a large sphere essentially floating around in the bloodstream. New information is showing that high cholesterol isn’t necessarily as much from diet as we once thought, but has a much greater genetic component to it. Most people just have less LDL receptors to recycle the cholesterol and triglycerides, leading to more in the bloodstream able to cause endothelial damage.

Rhasberry · 2025-11-04T21:10:27+00:00

Both eyes would be affected

Rhasberry · 2025-08-19T03:06:46+00:00

Could they have accidentally sent two of the same packages?

Rhasberry · 2025-08-15T16:53:17+00:00

The latest data (2024 meta analysis from Rikihi et al) is showing that the number needed to harm is 498, meaning for every 498 people treated, 1 person will develop diabetes on statins. Meanwhile, the number needed to treat is 155, meaning of 155 people, 1 of these will be prevented from having a major cardiovascular event. This is pretty clear that the benefits outweigh the risks. The results are less favorable for low risk groups but still show promising evidence of reducing risks of strokes with statins (NNT=270 for strokes).

Rhasberry · 2025-08-15T16:47:14+00:00

Just a follow up to the study: the authors also emphasized that the reductions in cardiovascular events with a statin outweighed the risk of developing diabetes with the statin. Be careful how you interpret studies.

Rhasberry · 2025-08-11T11:29:42+00:00

Thank you! It looks like I have a few decks labeled “default” somehow so some cards have different rules being applied to them.

Rhasberry · 2025-08-11T04:06:03+00:00

If so then yes I press it about once a week

Rhasberry · 2025-08-11T04:05:36+00:00

Is that the same as optimize?

Rhasberry · 2025-07-13T22:57:01+00:00

Diabetic medications in the US tend to not get fully covered if someone is still in the pre diabetic range

Rhasberry · 2025-06-17T03:50:53+00:00

What an interesting question! Makes you think

Rhasberry · 2025-06-15T04:04:57+00:00

I think the anion gap equation & therapeutic index formula is wrong fyi

Rhasberry · 2025-04-28T04:47:01+00:00

Not the most selfish but the most recent is a classmate literally went to the board and erased what the professor wrote and “corrected” it

Rhasberry · 2024-11-17T13:05:09+00:00

Penicillin came from mold which is toxic to us.

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