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Pennington Biomedical Researchers Uncover Role of Hormone in Influencing Food Preferences
We know eating a balanced diet is essential for good health, but what actually drives our food preferences? How the brain listens to what’s going on in the body and how this connection affects dietary preferences is the focus of much of the work of Christopher Morrison and fellow researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
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Dr. Leanne Redman Honored with the E. V. McCollum Award from the American Society for Nutrition
The American Society for Nutrition, or ASN, and the ASN Foundation announced the distinguished recipients of the 2025 National Scientific Achievement Awards today. Recognizing outstanding contributions and pioneering advancements in the field of nutrition, these awards serve as a testament to excellence and innovation.
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The "Science of Eating" Series: Metabolic Myths
As part of Pennington Biomedical’s Science of Eating series, Associate Professor of Clinical Science, Dr. Ursula White, recently led an informative discussion to debunk some common myths and explain the science behind the misperceptions.
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Fourth Annual Senior Black American Health Fair Returns to Pennington Biomedical Saturday, April 12
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is gearing up to host the 4th annual Senior Black American Health Fair. Open to all residents in the Greater Baton Rouge region and beyond, the health fair will take place on Saturday, April 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the C.B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center Building, located at 6400 Perkins Road in Baton Rouge. The schedule for the day is filled with engaging activities, and participants are encouraged to dress in comfortable activewear.
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Pennington Biomedical Q&A: Dr. Hannah Cabré
Hannah Cabré, PhD, RDN, has earned many laurels in her career, but is not one to rest on them and take them for granted. Always in pursuit of clarity and new discoveries in reproductive health, she is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Women’s Health Labatory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Under the mentorship of Dr. Leanne Redman and Dr. Eric Ravussin, she is a registered dietician and exercise physiologist, and she was recently named as the Center’s Postdoctoral Fellow of the Year, in part for her dedication to women’s health.
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s April Small Shifts Focus: Office and Home Workouts
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is excited to announce that April's focus for the Small Shifts campaign is integrating brief office and home workouts into daily routines. The Small Shifts initiative is part of the Center's ongoing commitment to promoting manageable lifestyle changes that lead to long-term health and well-being.
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Pennington Biomedical Researchers Identify Neurons in Brain that Regulate Energy Levels and Body Temperature
Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. Featured in the February edition of the journal Metabolism, Dr. Heike Münzberg-Gruening and a team of researchers discovered which chemicals influence the signals that control how much energy the body uses. In “Leptin Receptor Neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus require distinct neuronal subsets for thermogenesis and weight loss,” researchers laid out the pathways, chemicals, neurons and brain regions that are activated.
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Pennington Biomedical’s Dr. Yun Shen Awarded $250,000 to Explore AI for Hypertension Management in Type 2 Diabetes Care
Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Yun Shen will lead a team to explore the use of AI for precision hypertension management in Type-2 diabetes care. The research is funded through an award of $250,000 from the Collaboration in Action Program, established by Championship Health Partners LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Health.
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Pennington Biomedical Among AWI Awards to Advance the Welfare of Animals Used in Research
The Animal Welfare Institute, or AWI, is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of the Refinement Research Award, which funds research projects that develop or test novel refinement methods, and the Implementing Refinement Grant, which funds the purchase of equipment or training meant to improve the welfare of animals used in research.
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Pennington Biomedical Researchers Uncover Role of Hormone in Influencing Brain Reward Pathway and Food Preferences
When faced with multiple food options and ultimately choosing one, the factors of that decision-making process may be more physiological than previously assumed. A group of scientists led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Christopher Morrison recently discovered that the hormone fibroblast growth factor 21, or FGF21, plays an influential role in brain reward mechanisms like those involved in dietary choices.
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