N. D. Quinton

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that, in postmenopausal Caucasian women, genotypes at that locus are associated with differences in body mass index, fat mass and serum leptin levels, indicating that functional variations in the leptin receptor gene are important factors in the regulation of adiposity and BMI.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided for the role and effectiveness of real patient involvement in medical education and the recognition of patients as ‘experts’ in their own medical conditions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effects of transitions on medical performance, and found that the increased regulation of clinical activity through protocols and care pathways helps trainees' performance whilst the less regulated aspects of work such as rotas, induction and multiple transitions within rotations can impede the transition.

TL;DR: It is postulate that the fall in LBA, associated with increasing age and puberty, reflects a reduction in expression of truncated leptin receptors, and leptin is then available to the full-length receptor, which transmits the biological signal for leptin.

TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review provides a summary of the evidence for the involvement of real patients (RPs) and simulated patients (SPs) in the training of health care professionals in intimate examination skills.