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Two popular diabetes drugs outperformed others in large clinical trial
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Early Time-Restricted Eating Can Be an Effective Weight Loss Strategy
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Bariatric Surgery More Effective than Lifestyle for Type 2 Diabetes Remission
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Precision Physical Activity Prescriptions Improve Survival in Colon Cancer
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2022 Childhood Obesity and Public Health Conference
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$20 Million Federal Grant Will Boost Biomedical Science Collaborations Across Louisiana
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Exercise Boosts Chemo Effectiveness
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Two Studies Look at Female Athletes’ Mental, Physical Resilience
Two new studies will examine female athletes’ mental and physical resilience using funding from a private foundation dedicated to improving performance and helping people thrive throughout their lives.
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Pilot Study to Evaluate Effectiveness of Unique Nutritional Tracking App for Children Funded by a $22,507 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation Grant
Pilot study of PortionSize app
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International Team Including Two Pennington Biomedical Faculty Awarded $25 Million for Cancer Research
Pennington Biomedical Research Center faculty members Steven B. Heymsfield, M.D., and Justin C. Brown, Ph.D., are members of a team led by the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Weill Cornell Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ¬that have secured $25 million to take on the challenge of cachexia, the debilitating wasting condition responsible for up to 30 percent of cancer deaths.
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App Boosts Preschoolers’ Motor Skills
Preventing childhood obesity could soon take a major “hop” forward with an app that teaches kids to do just that, and to skip, run and throw a ball.
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Custom Program Helps People Living with Diabetes Control Blood Sugar, Weight
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A Single Hormone Directs Body’s Responses to Low-Protein Diet
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Pennington Biomedical's First Senior Black American Health Fair
Pennington Biomedical's first annual Senior Black American Health Fair is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the C.B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center, 6400 Perkins Road. “We wanted to give something back to the African American community that experiences high rates of chronic diseases compared to many other ethnic groups. The health fair is designed to show the community that Pennington cares about their health and is doing something about it," said Robert L. Newton, Jr., Associate Professor and Director of Pennington Biomedical’s Physical Activity & Ethnic Minority Health Lab.
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Chemical Compound Promotes Healthy Aging
A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose weight, add muscle and strength, reduce age-related inflammation and increase physical activity, a new study shows.
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New Bariatric Institute Opens on Pennington Biomedical Campus
The nation’s first integrated, interdisciplinary metabolic treatment center: Metamor Institute
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Congress Sets Aside $3.6 Million to Improve Military Performance
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Exercise May Treat Long COVID-induced Diabetes, Depression
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Calorie Restriction Rewires Metabolism, Immunity for Longer Health Span
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