Substance Use Disorders: Diagnosis, Neurobiology, and Treatment
What is substance use disorder (SUD), how does addiction affect the brain, and what are the most effective approaches to diagnosis and treatment? In this episode of the Rx Bricks Podcast, we explore the epidemiology, neurobiology, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment of substa ...Show more
Essentials – Megaloblastic Anemia
Megaloblast. Now there’s a word you don’t hear every day. The root -blast comes from the Greek blastos, meaning “germ” or “bud,” and is familiar from terms like blast cells—very young hematopoietic precursor cells. Megalo- comes from the Greek megas, meaning “large” or “great,” a ...Show more
This MCAT Basics podcast covers biological membranes. First, the podcast introduces a few topics regarding membranes: what they are, how they are formed, their presence in the cell, and cell-to-cell junctions. Second, it addresses transport through the membrane, including simple ...Show more
In this episode of MCAT Basics, we’ll cover Electrochemistry. We start with the role of salt bridges in electrochemical cells and cover the intricacies of cell notation. We’ll also discuss how ions maintain charge balance, the importance of reduction and oxidation potentials, and ...Show more
In this episode, we focus on biosignaling and cover how cells communicate through systems like voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels, using real-world examples such as neuronal signaling and muscle contraction.We also break down the role of enzyme-linked receptors, specific ...Show more