Old McDonald's has a hold on kids' taste buds, Stanford/Packard study finds
... ... The study shows that even young children are swayed by brand preferences. The results are likely to fuel...USC's Gatz wins the Gerontological Society of America's 2006 Donald P. Kent Award
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will occur on Saturday the 18th at 8:...The Scripps Research Institute, McDonald's align to fight childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes
... "With obesity often comes debilitating, even fatal type 2 diabetes. These are epidemics that America...cannot ignore. The McDonald's and Scripps Research alignment represents advancement in the effort to change the landscape of these severe pediatric health issues, and to find solutions that will benefit future generations of healthy adults in America." ... "McDonald'...Montefiore and Einstein receive $2-million grant from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
New York City, New York A $2-million dollar grant has been awarded to Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center to develop a program to train doctors in caring for the elderly. The initiative, known as the GeriEd Program, will contain both educational and clinical components. The project is funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation of Las Vegas....University of Minnesota's Warner wins GSA's 2005 Donald P. Kent Award
The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Dr. Huber Warner of the University of Minnesota as the 2005 recipient of the Donald P. Kent Award. This distinguished honor is given annually to a GSA member who best exemplifies the highest standards for professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. ... ...The award prese...