The Healthy Brain Aging Initiative was developed by Tulane’s Neurology Chair, Dr. Demetrius Maraganore, in response to the notably high incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in Louisiana.

The research from this program is focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia prevention and memory disorder treatments using the latest evidence-based research and movement disorders treatment, like Parkinson's, related to brain aging.

Maraganore, a Chicago native born to Greek immigrant parents, graduated from Northwestern and spent much of his career at Mayo Clinic. He moved across the world for a year to study Parkinson's and genetics in London as part of his training at Mayo.

After 24 years at Mayo, Maraganore got the itch to move back home and began work as the chair of the department of neurolog

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