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Regents Presents $400,000 in matching funds to create Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition
Regents Presents $400,000 in matching funds to create Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition
Learn MoreBreaux Holds Hearing On Healthy Aging and Nutrition
Breaux Holds Hearing On Healthy Aging and Nutrition
Learn More$60 million lab and clinic expansion takes off
$60 million lab and clinic expansion takes off
Learn MoreObesity program receives $2 million in grants
Obesity program receives $2 million in grants
Learn MoreRavussin Awarded Douglas L. Gordon Endowed Chair
Ravussin Awarded Douglas L. Gordon Endowed Chair
Learn MorePennington Center obesity research program to be featured on Discovery Channel
Pennington Center obesity research program to be featured on Discovery Channel
Learn MoreKids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube
Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube
Learn MoreNIH awards $12.4 million for study of nutrition and aging.
NIH awards $12.4 million for study of nutrition and aging.
Learn MoreAn innovative approach to a possible treatment for prostate and breast cancers
An innovative approach to a possible treatment for prostate and breast cancers
Learn MoreNIH Will Fund Study of How the Brain and Fat Tissue Communicate
Learn MoreA Window Into Pennington Biomedical’s World-Class Research Center
Its beautiful buildings and park-like campus sitting on 222-acres might be an iconic East Baton Rouge Parish landmark. Still, few Louisianans really understand what goes on inside LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center at 6400 Perkins Road each and every day.
Learn MorePennington 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
Learn MoreWeight Management Help for Children with Obesity
Learn MoreMaintaining Body Weight Won’t Save Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Learn MoreScience Moves Closer to Diet that Improves Metabolic Health But Doesn’t Require Sharply Reducing Calorie Consumption
Methionine Restricted Diet Advance
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