research summary
research summary
05/20/2024
Researchers examined the epidemiology of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) gene defects and activity levels among patients with acute intermittent porphyria to better understand the role of HMBS activity...
05/20/2024
Research Summary
Research Summary
02/14/2024

Jessica Ganga

Jessica Ganga
Researchers evaluated the early- and later-stage use of various anti-obesity medications in patients.
02/14/2024
Dietary Intervention
Dietary Intervention
11/08/2022
The researchers sought to establish the effects of a plant-based diet on a person’s level of dietary advanced glycation end-products, body weight, and insulin sensitivity.
11/08/2022
Weight Loss
Weight Loss
10/11/2022
Individuals who underwent bariatric surgery as adolescents experienced lasting results in both weight loss and comorbidities associated with severe obesity.
10/11/2022
Statins
Statins
05/11/2021
How does the time of a patient’s appointment change the standard of care provided by primary care physicians? The authors of a recent study examined how appointment time impacts the likelihood of clinicians...
05/11/2021
Economic Burden
Economic Burden
09/24/2020
In a recent study, researchers examined how commercially insured patients adhered to prescribed statin medications and the impact of this adherence on health care costs.
09/24/2020
Lipoprotein
Lipoprotein
06/25/2020
The researchers analyzed data on more than 15,700 patients from the Dallas Heart, ARIC, MESA, and PREVEND studies to evaluate whether HDL particle concentration is associated with ischemic events among...
06/25/2020
Statins
Statins
03/13/2020
It is uncertain how body mass index impacts cardiovascular outcomes among patients receiving intensive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol–lowering therapy. New research has shed light on the association. ...
03/13/2020
Cholesterol
Cholesterol
02/24/2020
The FDA has approved a new agent for lowering LDL-C in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or established ASCVD as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy.
02/24/2020
Diabetes Q&A
Diabetes Q&A
08/13/2019
Technologies discussed in the section include insulin pens and pumps, meters and monitors for blood glucose levels, and devices that both measure glucose and deliver insulin.
08/13/2019