Welcome to The Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care (HAARC) Center!

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The University of Chicago’s Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Research Care (HAARC) Center seeks to serve as an aging and dementia research hub dedicated to the discovery of factors that promote resilience, resistance, and increased healthspan through multidisciplinary research, community engagement, education, and the development of new evidence-based interventions.

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HAARC in the News

Unlocking the secrets of Michigan's 'superagers' who defy golden years

In brain scans and blood draws at the University of Michigan, researchers are chasing down clues to so-called “superaging” — the ability of some older people to remain as sharp and active as counterparts decades younger.

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Global telemedicine therapy for dementia show benefit

For people living with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare, early-onset neurodegenerative dementia that predominantly affects language abilities, something as simple as ordering their favorite meal at a drive-thru can be a deeply meaningful marker of independence.

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Resilient 'SuperAgers' show the positive side of growing old

The joyful exchange was a snapshot of the camaraderie that in many ways lies at the heart of the SuperAging Research Initiative, which is centered at the University of Chicago’s Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Research Care (HAARC) Center.

10 habits to keep your brain young

Don’t let age hold you back: it’s never too late to build amore resilient brain and body

Quantifying disease impact and overcoming practical treatment barriers for primary progressive aphasia

Imagine gradually losing the ability to express yourself — not because you’ve forgotten the words, but because they simply won’t come out. This is the reality for individuals living with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare form of dementia that usually begins in middle age and increasingly impairs language abilities over time.

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