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Natural molecule reverses memory loss seen in Alzheimer's disease | Scientists identify a new weapon in restoring memory to Alzheimer's disease patients


Boosting levels of a certain molecule that declines with age was found to restore memory and brain function in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) models – not just by improving energy metabolism, as previously thought, but by fixing RNA splicing errors that disrupt hundreds of genes crucial to neuron health.

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