This study plans to examine biological bases of cognitive aging. The goals of the study are to better understand how immune system markers, measured in the blood and in the spinal fluid, are related to clinical features of aging over time. The study also aims to better understand how different types of biomarkers may relate to immune health and the aging process. This research may ultimately help us better understand what puts individuals at risk for cognitive decline and for Alzheimer's disease.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Levels of Immune Protein Markers in Blood and CSF
Outcome measures will include longitudinal changes in protein levels of blood inflammation and CSF inflammation
Time frame: 2-Year Changes
Performance on Neuropsychological Measures
Outcome measures will include longitudinal changes in cognitive measures (e.g., memory and executive functions) over time
Time frame: 2-Year Changes
Levels of Exosomal Innate Immune Markers in Blood and CSF
Outcome measures will include longitudinal changes in innate immune markers in exosomes (i.e., extracellular vesicles)
Time frame: 2-Year Changes
Brain Structure
Outcome measures will include baseline structural brain imaging
Time frame: Baseline
CSF Levels of Alzheimer's Disease Related Markers
Outcome measures will include CSF levels of proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology
Time frame: 2-year change
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