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Pennington Biomedical Supports the U.S. Military Every Day
Since 1988, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center has supported the U.S. Military and has become the No. 1 provider of nutrition science for the Department of Defense, or DOD. Over the years, that relationship has grown to include research focused on all aspects of readiness, performance and resilience. Over the past 35 years, Pennington Biomedical has attracted researchers from around the world to its Baton Rouge campus with the purpose of helping people live longer, healthier lives. These internationally renowned scientists collaborate with their colleagues in 240 academic institutions in 24 countries. Their work has generated close to 400,000 citations in scientific literature with five scientists ranking among the most cited researchers in the world
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New Study Offers COVID-19 Testing in Black Communities
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Maintaining Body Weight Won’t Save Colorectal Cancer Survivors
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Can the WW (Formerly Weight Watchers) Program Help People with Type 2 Diabetes?
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NIH Will Fund Study of How the Brain and Fat Tissue Communicate
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Science Moves Closer to Diet that Improves Metabolic Health But Doesn’t Require Sharply Reducing Calorie Consumption
Methionine Restricted Diet Advance
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