Publications by authors named "Brian Rust"

Hypothesis The emergence of ChatGPT as an artificial intelligence (AI) platform has become an increasingly useful tool in medical education, especially within resident education to supplement preparation for certification exams. As the AI model inevitably progresses, there is an increased need to establish ChatGPT's accuracy in specialty knowledge. Our study assesses the performance of ChatGPT4.

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Objective: Respiratory arrest plays an important role in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Adenosine is of interest in SUDEP pathophysiology due to its influence on seizures and breathing. The objective of this investigation was to examine the role of adenosine in seizure severity, seizure-induced respiratory disruption, and seizure-induced death using mouse models.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Alcohol poisoning can be very dangerous and is a major cause of death when people drink too much.
  • - A study looked at how a substance called adenosine affects breathing when someone drinks alcohol.
  • - The results showed that blocking adenosine helps with breathing problems caused by alcohol, which could help create better treatments for people with serious alcohol poisoning.
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Three different hydrophobins (Vmh1, Vmh2, and Vmh3) were isolated from monokaryotic and dikaryotic vegetative cultures of the edible fungus Pleurotus ostreatus. Their corresponding genes have a number of introns different from those of other P. ostreatus hydrophobins previously described.

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