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Grantee in the News: Reisa Sperling on the early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s in The Boston Globe

Grantee in the News: Reisa Sperling on the early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s in The Boston Globe

On January 10, 2020, The Boston Globe featured insights from AFAR expert Reisa Sperling, MD, on the early signs one should look out for that are often associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Dr. Sperling is a 2003 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging recipient. She is also the Co-Investigator of Neuroimaging Core at the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, the Director of the Center for Alzheimer Research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Catalyst.

Read the article, “Signs of early-onset Alzheimer’s: When not to worry, and when to see a doctor,” here.

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