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Puja Agarwal, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Rush Medical College, Rush University. She is affiliated with the RUSH Alzheimer's Disease Center and Department of Clinical Nutrition. Her research focuses on dietary interventions and cognitive decline in aging populations.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
- Rush Medical College, Rush University
- RUSH Alzheimer's Disease Center
Her work emphasizes the role of nutrition in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly through the MIND (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) diet. Recent publications highlight associations between dietary patterns and brain pathologies like hippocampal sclerosis, iron accumulation, and microglial inflammation. She investigates metabolomics, gut-brain axis interactions, and medication impacts on cognitive health.
The MIND diet shows consistent benefits in reducing dementia risk, delaying cognitive decline, and modulating brain transcriptomic and metabolic profiles. Her studies address racial disparities, lifestyle factors, and dietary components (e.g., flavonols, choline, pelargonidin) in neurodegenerative disease prevention.
