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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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What’s the Largest Risk Factor for COVID-19 Infection?
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Will Personalized Diets Treat and Prevent Chronic Disease?
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Local Scientists Rank Among World's Most Cited Researchers
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U.S. News Names DASH Diet One of Best Diets for 2022
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Baton Rouge-N.O. Group Finalist for ‘Build Back Better’ Funds
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Can Remote Health Coaching Generate Sustainable Weight Loss?
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Study Looks at Food Insecurity, Obesity and Black Women’s Health
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Louisiana Research Institutions Tackle ‘Long COVID’
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Pennington Biomedical Scientist Named Amazon Scholar
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Pennington Biomedical Conducts First Vaccination Trial
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