FEATURED STORIES
DON'T STOP EXERCISING
PBRC Executive Director Offers Correction to TIME Magazine Article
PUT ACTIVE PLAY IN EVERY CHILD'S PLAY
Report Card on Children's Health Released
WHAT IS UTTER FATIGUE?
Dr. Conrad Earnest Fights Long-Term Fatigue
PROGRAMMING THE BRAIN
Programming the Brain for a Healthy Life
MIMICKING A GOOD THING
Dr. Don Ingram Returns and Pursues a Calorie Restriction Act-alike
FEATURED STUDIES
LIFE:
A study looking to find out how older individuals can make changes in their lives that will help them to remain an independent member of their communities for a longer period of time.
 
ECCENTRIC:
A study looking at how cinnamon extract can lower blood sugar levels and improve insulin resistance in women diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Fructose:
A study comparing how two different sugars (fructose and glucose) affect your body weight, blood pressure and other health factors.
 A Message From The Executive Director
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Welcome to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center's web site. Through this site you will find descriptions of our many research and education activities, information about scientific and administrative positions for which we are hiring, and a listing of our clinical research studies for which you may be eligible to participate.

The Pennington Center has just completed a significant expansion program, adding more than 260,000 square feet of new laboratory, clinical, and office space to its exisiting campus. We also plan to have more than 750 scientists and support staff by 2010.

Today, the Pennington Center is recognized as one of the world's outstanding nutrition research centers. Through our dedication to the Pennington Center's mission of promoting healthier lives through research and education in nutrition and preventive medicine, I am confident that this growth and success will continue.

Again, welcome to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center web site. I hope that you will find it informative and useful.

Claude Bouchard, Ph.D.
Executive Director

 

 
 
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