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Grantee in the News: Reisa Sperling in Scientific American and STAT News on study testing a new drug to remove amyloid plaques

On July 30, 2018, Scientific American and STAT News highlighted the insights of AFAR expert Reisa Sperling, M.D. M.M.Sc.

Dr. Sperling is a 2003 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders in Aging Scholar recipient.

Read the full article, “Alzheimer’s Study Sparks New Round of Debate over the Amyloid Hypothesis,” here.

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