February 21, 2023

Rudy Tanzi and the Latest Alzheimer’s Drugs - part 1

Rudy Tanzi and the Latest Alzheimer’s Drugs - part 1

About This Episode

Will 2023 be a boom or bust year for new Alzheimer’s drugs? 

In this episode of BrainStorm host Meryl Comer talks with Dr. Rudy Tanzi, Vice-Chair of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director of the McCance Center for Brain Health and Professor at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Tanzi discusses the promising new drugs in a highly charged scientific environment and how these drugs have opened the door to advancement in the treatment of Alzheimer’s. 

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