Healthy Aging Research Center
Welcome to HARC
The LSU Healthy Aging Research Center (HARC) impacts positively the health of vulnerable older adults through interdisciplinary applied research: to improve the health, wellbeing, and independence of older adults and their caregivers. We focus on physiological, psychological, behavioral, social, and environmental processes involved in aging.
145%
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias have grown over the past 20 years
13.2%
Poverty rate for Louisianans age 65+
9.4%
U.S. poverty rate for age 65+
More than Research
HARC aims to educate policymakers on cognitive health and impairment, dementia, and caregiver support. We engage with the larger community in conversations about healthy aging, cognitive aging, and early detection and diagnosis of dementia and supports for people with dementia and their caregivers.