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Date Title
5/14/2013 Jeff Friedman to be Honored at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
1/30/2013 Pennington Biomedical Part of International Team that Dispels Obesity Myths; Research Study Identifies False and Scientifically Unsupported Beliefs
12/11/2012 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Study Finds Bedroom TV Viewing Increases Risk of Obesity in Children
10/26/2012 Pennington Biomedical Researcher Named John Henry Hernandez Endowed Professor in Health Promotion
10/9/2012 Pennington Biomedical and China's MedNet Plan Collaboration on Research and Clinical Resources to Accelerate Diabetes, Obesity and Chronic Metabolic Disease Intervention
9/25/2012 Pennington Biomedical Study Demonstrates That Children Who Live in High Poverty Have Higher Levels of Inflammation, A Definitive Marker for Heart Disease in Adults
9/23/2012 Kinexum and Pennington Biomedical Announce Collaboration for Accelerating Clinical Research Innovation
9/19/2012 Pennington Biomedical Researcher Named Vice President of the Obesity Society
9/6/2012 NIH Awards $20 Million Grant for Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science (LA CaTS) Center; Eight Louisiana Health Institutions Join in Single Louisiana Research Initiative
8/23/2012 Bariatric Surgery and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects
8/15/2012 2nd Annual Conference on Hyperphagia; 26th Annual PWSA (USA) Scientific Conference
7/18/2012 Physical Inactivity Reduces Life Expectancy and Increases the Risk of Chronic Disease;Study Released by The Lancet Targets Physical Activity and Effects on Health
7/10/2012 Cutting Daily Sitting Time to Under 3 Hours Might Extend Life by Two Years; Watching TV for Less Than 2 Hours a Day Might Add Extra 1.4 Years
7/3/2012 Stepped-Care Intervention Results in Weight Loss, at Lower Cost
6/12/2012 New Mathematical Approach Explains Effect of Exercise on Weight Loss
5/30/2012 Adverse Metabolic Response to Regular Exercise: Is it a Rare or Common Occurrence
5/16/2012 Rudolph Leibel to be Honored at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
5/11/2012 Keep Hunger at Bay with Egg Protein, Says Pennington Biomedical Research Center Study
5/4/2012 Pennington Biomedical Researcher Named LSU Boyd Professor
5/3/2012 Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation Kicks Off "Making Memories" Campaign To Meet Dementia Research Challenge Grant from Charles Lamar Family
5/2/2012 Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Body Evolution Technologies Announce New Web-Based Computer Application
5/1/2012 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Announces New Type 2 Diabetes Study
4/30/2012 2nd International Conference on Hyperphagia to be held at Pennington Biomedical Research Center October 17-20, 2012
4/23/2012 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Receives $2.3 Million NIH Grant to Research Health and Well-Being of Female Collegiate Athletes
4/18/2012 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Announces New Women's Health Study: Women Between the Ages of 18-40 Asked to Participate
4/17/2012 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Now Seeking Participants with Diabetes for Clinical Research Studies Using Investigational Inhaled Insulin
3/29/2012 Pennington Biomedical Selected as Top Ten Places in U.S. to Work for Postdocs
3/28/2012 Weight loss, increased fitness improve mobility in adults; Findings from NIH Study could lead to lower diabetes health care costs
3/22/2012 Pennington Biomedical Researchers Contribute to a New Report Providing Further Support for Long-Term Costs and Medical Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions, Medication in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
2/22/2012 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Announces Retirement of Donna H. Ryan, M.D.; Appointment of William T. Cefalu, M.D. as Associate Executive Director of Clinical Research
1/18/2012 New Study at Pennington Biomedical Research Center Designed to Identify Factors Affecting Infertility in Women
10/10/2011 WellCare of Louisiana Presents a Public Forum on Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease November 1 at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge
10/5/2011 Pennington Biomedical Scientist Wins Prestigious Obesity Society Award
9/28/2011 Pennington Biomedical Receives $3.5 Million NIH Grant to Research Weight Gain during Pregnancy
9/19/2011 Shreveport Forum to Focus on Latest Alzheimer's Disease Research
9/14/2011 Blue Cross Foundation Announces up to $10 Million in Challenge Grants to Fight Obesity in Louisiana
9/13/2011 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Convenes 4th Annual Childhood Obesity & Public Health Conference: 475 Public Health Professionals, Educators, Business Leaders to Focus on 2020 Public Health Goals for Obesity and Health in Louisiana's Children
8/10/2011 U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu Announces $6 million Grant for Army Warfighter Research
6/24/2011 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Announces New Partnership to Target Drug Development Aimed at Diabetes
5/25/2011 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Study Suggests Decreases in U. S. Occupation Energy Levels a Significant Trigger of Obesity Epidemic
4/13/2011 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Announces New Disease Prevention Study; Individuals Over 70 Years of Age Asked to Participate
4/4/2011 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Develops Innovative Assessment for Dementia
3/23/2011 Drug Prevents Type 2 Diabetes in Majority of High-Risk Individuals; Pennington Biomedical Research Center Participates in Key Research Study
3/9/2011 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Sponsors Diabetes Prevention Educational Program "The Weight is Over"
1/18/2011 HHS HealthBeat: Walking and weights works against diabetes
1/10/2011 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Scientists Identify Key Mechanism Producing Inflammation Response in Obesity
11/30/2010 Forum in Shreveport to Focus on Lateset Research on Alzheimer's Disease
11/23/2010 JAMA Publishes Pennington Biomedical Research Center Findings Demonstrating the Combination of Aerobic and Resistance Training Helpful to Diabetics
10/11/2010 PBRC Demonstrates Benefits of Aerobics and Resistance Training Combination to Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
10/11/2010 Pennington Biomedical Research Center to Hold Forum on Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
9/27/2010 Annual Report Card on Children's Health… Louisiana Earns a "D" – Again
9/15/2010 Pennington Center Study: Blueberries Improve Pre-diabetic Condition; Results Published in The Journal of Nutrition
8/31/2010 NIH announces five Botanical Research Centers Awards; Pennington Biomedical Research Center Named
7/13/2010 Pennington researcher to receive international scientific award
4/29/2010 International Obesity Expert to Lead Pennington Biomedical Research Center
3/3/2010 Cinnamon as medicine?
2/4/2010 Genes reveal how much we will benefit from regular exercise
1/25/2010 Medical therapy delivered by primary care doctors is successful in severe obesity
11/4/2009 Can exercise keep a spring in our step longer?
10/28/2009 A decade later, lifestyle changes continue to lower type 2 diabetes risk
10/27/2009 Scientists launch statewide dementia research program Public invited to “Meet the Experts”
9/14/2009 Experts grade children’s health; Louisiana gets a “D” – again
2/23/2009 Want a successful diet? Just pick one.
1/30/2009 National Grocery Manufacturers and Surgeon General learn the latest from local
1/14/2009 New Clinical Research Building Underway
9/22/2008 Experts grade children’s health; Louisiana gets a “D” and tips to improve
7/23/2008 Experts focus on children’s health; group to issue Louisiana report card
5/23/2008 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Opens New Community Based Research Center
5/19/2008 Zen-Bio, Inc and Pennington Biomedical Research Center Collaborate to Identify Therapeutic Agents from Natural Products
3/12/2008 How to Keep Lost Weight off? Try regular, short phone calls
11/28/2007 Molecule in hemoglobin: hidden life as powerful hormone revealed
8/23/2007 Weight loss surgery extends lifespan
7/26/2007 Want fries with that? 72,000 Cheeseburgers and still going
5/15/2007 A walk a day might help keep the doctor away for post-menopausal women
3/29/2007 Major Gift for Pennington Research
2/22/2007 Eat less, live longer, sure, but scientists want to know how
11/30/2006 Mimicking a Good Thing
10/23/2006 Human virus turns fat stem cells into pre-fat cells and onto fatter fat cells
10/23/2006 Stem Cells from Fat Tissue Demonstrate Early Success in Reconstructive Surgery
9/15/2006 Author and cooking expert to highlight Irene W. Pennington Wellness Day for Women
9/1/2006 Does education work to create healthy lifestyles?
8/8/2006 New Study Published in Diabetes Care Shows that Supplementation with Chromium Picolinate Significantly Improves Glycemic Control and Attenuates Weight Gain
5/22/2006 Pennington scientist tapped to share news on blood pressure
5/18/2006 Pennington Biomedical Research Center to honorary 50+ year career
5/18/2006 Exercise not working? It might be your genes…
4/17/2006 What DO kids eat these days? …Scientists try to discover
3/14/2006 Scientists investigate keys to living a long life
3/2/2006 Do healthy habits in school mean healthier lives?
12/21/2005 Researcher says diabetes guidelines should change - lower blood sugar needed to avoid heart disease
11/1/2005 Louisiana researchers are awarded national research grant to study prenatal and early postnatal causes of obesity
10/17/2005 William Hansel Laboratory of Cancer Prevention Established With Major Gift to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center
8/31/2005 Office of Group Benefits Disaster Bulletin
8/11/2005 Pennington Biomedical Research Center to confer first honorary degree
7/26/2005 Scientists “TEACH” Teachers to be Researchers
6/16/2005 New Trial Shows Chromium Picolinate Reduces Weight Gain Associated With Diabetes Medication
5/27/2005 PBRC Research Wins Gold
5/27/2005 Step-By-Step Success to Better Health
5/26/2005 The traveler's top ten ways to stay trim on trips
5/12/2005 Pennington Center research to cover juvenile diabetes
4/7/2005 Pennington Biomedical Research Center chosen for national center of excellence
1/24/2005 How to be the best
Pennington Biomedical Research Center unveils its plan
12/16/2004 Trailing a mystery: why do we reject food?
12/8/2004 Myth Busted:
Ten-pound holiday weight gain not reality for most
10/2/2004 Louisiana is officially on the Move!
9/21/2004 Kastin Named to United Companies Chair
6/30/2004 Large Turnout for Hump Day Run
5/25/2004 Pennington Researchers Hope Drug Will Stop Diabetes Before It Starts
5/21/2004 Team Works to Improve School Nutrition
5/17/2004 Citizens Challenge All Cities - Lose 1 Million Pounds
5/7/2004 Pennington Scientists Turn Human Fat Cells Into Bone
3/17/2004 Pennington Takes Aim at Diabetes
2/3/2004 Scientists, Lawyers Focus on Gene Research
1/24/2004 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Unwraps Multi-Million Dollar Gift
1/23/2004 Pennington Center to Receive $42 Million Research Building
1/15/2004 Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Gives $1 million to PBRC for Childhood Obesity and Diabetes
12/15/2003 More Exercise: “Is it the only way to burn calories?”
10/21/2003 Pennington Patent Makes National News
6/23/2003 Pennington Awarded Five Multi-Year Grants
5/3/2003 Pennington’s Race for Women’s Nutrition Research
4/23/2003 Lifestyle Changes that Lower Blood Pressure Can Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
3/31/2003 Governor's "Second-Home" Reception
3/8/2003 Men's Health Conference
12/7/2002 Dr. Steven Clarke Receives the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition
9/9/2002 Free Seminar Answers Women’s Questions on Menopause
8/20/2002 Regents Presents $400,000 in matching funds to create Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition
8/13/2002 Breaux Holds Hearing On Healthy Aging and Nutrition
7/9/2002 $60 million lab and clinic expansion takes off
6/20/2002 Obesity program receives $2 million in grants
5/23/2002 Ravussin Awarded Douglas L. Gordon Endowed Chair
5/23/2002 Pennington Center obesity research program to be featured on Discovery Channel
4/25/2002 Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube
4/23/2002 NIH awards $12.4 million for study of nutrition and aging.
3/3/2002 An innovative approach to a possible treatment for prostate and breast cancers
1/23/2002 Pennington Center Scientists Awarded Major Research Grants