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More than 40 Employees Celebrated at Pennington Biomedical Service Award Luncheon
Learn MoreinRegister Magazine Celebrates Inspiring Women, including Dr. Heike Muenzberg-Gruening of Pennington Biomedical
Learn MoreBusiness Report Highlights Dr. Philip Schauer as a 2023 Difference Maker
Learn MorePennington Biomedical’s Dr. Ursula White Selected for the Society of Behavioral Medicine Leadership Institute
Learn MoreJanuary 2023 Publications
The following are recent publications by the researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
Learn MoreAmanda Staiano Available to Discuss American Academy of Pediatrics Guideline on Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity
Learn MoreU.S. News Names DASH Diet One of Best Diets for 2022
Learn MorePennington Biomedical Executive Director John Kirwan to Participate in Baton Rouge’s First Appearance in the Rose Parade
Pennington Biomedical Executive Director John Kirwan to Participate in Baton Rouge’s First Appearance in the Rose Parade
Learn MorePennington Biomedical Celebrates a Year of Successes, Looks Forward to 2023
As the calendar turns to 2023, many people are reflecting on the happenings of 2022. For LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 2022 was a year of successes in more ways than one.
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Learn MoreTwo popular diabetes drugs outperformed others in large clinical trial
Learn MoreEarly Time-Restricted Eating Can Be an Effective Weight Loss Strategy
Learn More2022 Childhood Obesity and Public Health Conference
Learn MorePrecision Physical Activity Prescriptions Improve Survival in Colon Cancer
Learn MoreBariatric Surgery More Effective than Lifestyle for Type 2 Diabetes Remission
Learn More$20 Million Federal Grant Will Boost Biomedical Science Collaborations Across Louisiana
Learn MoreExercise Boosts Chemo Effectiveness
Learn MoreTwo 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.
Learn MorePilot 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
Learn MoreInternational 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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