Pennington gets about $6M to study exercise, age BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) (wrkf) - The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is receiving about $6 million to study the effects of exercise that prevents elderly people from losing the ability to walk.

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center awarded $29.5 million to several institutions -- about one-fifth to Pennington -- during the next two years to determine whether a specific physical activity program can stave off disability in older people.

In a news release, Pennington plans to help begin the new Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders program, called LIFE trial. It will be the largest trial ever undertaken to prevent "mobility disability" among seniors at risk of losing their ability to walk and to live independently. © Copyright 2009, wrkf