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Dr. Steven Clarke Receives the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition
Dr. Steven Clarke Receives the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition
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Free Seminar Answers Women’s Questions on Menopause
Free Seminar Answers Women’s Questions on Menopause
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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
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Breaux Holds Hearing On Healthy Aging and Nutrition
Breaux Holds Hearing On Healthy Aging and Nutrition
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$60 million lab and clinic expansion takes off
$60 million lab and clinic expansion takes off
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Obesity program receives $2 million in grants
Obesity program receives $2 million in grants
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Ravussin Awarded Douglas L. Gordon Endowed Chair
Ravussin Awarded Douglas L. Gordon Endowed Chair
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Pennington Center obesity research program to be featured on Discovery Channel
Pennington Center obesity research program to be featured on Discovery Channel
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Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube
Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube
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NIH awards $12.4 million for study of nutrition and aging.
NIH awards $12.4 million for study of nutrition and aging.
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An innovative approach to a possible treatment for prostate and breast cancers
An innovative approach to a possible treatment for prostate and breast cancers
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NIH Will Fund Study of How the Brain and Fat Tissue Communicate
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Weight Management Help for Children with Obesity
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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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Pennington Biomedical Celebrates a Landmark Year in 2024
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is proud to reflect on a landmark year in 2024, marked by significant advancements in research, outreach and innovation. The year began with the launch of the Center’s Small Shifts campaign, empowering individuals to make manageable, lasting changes in their daily lives to improve overall health outcomes. Focusing on nutrition, exercise and mental health, Small Shifts provides tips and advice for people to incorporate small changes to their daily routines that can have life-long impacts.
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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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Maintaining Body Weight Won’t Save Colorectal Cancer Survivors
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