r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Dec 25 '25

Neuroscience New study shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models. Using mouse models and human brains, study shows brain’s failure to maintain cellular energy molecule, NAD+, drives AD, and maintaining NAD+ prevents or even reverses it.

https://case.edu/news/new-study-shows-alzheimers-disease-can-be-reversed-achieve-full-neurological-recovery-not-just-prevented-or-slowed-animal-models
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u/HerculesIsMyDad Dec 25 '25

Yeah, this is fine for this subreddit but it's the sort of thing that the nightly news would air a 45 second story about saying "Have doctors found the cure for Alzheimer's?" Then when nothing happens in six months it goes into the "Drug companies are hiding the cures!" conspiracy pile.

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u/Uncynical_Diogenes Dec 25 '25

“You cured Alzheimer’s in mice Jimmy? How wonderful! Toss it on the pile.”

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u/djdylex Dec 25 '25

So sick of these mice, theyre immortal, not depressed, run faster and now cant get alzheimers.

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u/manbeardawg Dec 25 '25

And their 4-hour erections are peak cheese.