NIH R01 · 2024
The VETSA Longitudinal MRI Twin Study of Aging (VETSA MRI 4)
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is costly and burdensome. As the US population ages, AD’s public health impact continues to grow. NIH and Alzheimer’s Association consensus statements indicate that understanding early phases of disease progression—such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI)—beginning in middle age is key to slowing dementia onset. Identifying at-risk individuals early is also estimated to result in massive savings. Despite the protracted progression of AD brain pathology, little is known about its temporal course from middle to older age, particularly for neuroimaging indices. The Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging (VETSA) focuses on early identification of risk…
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