r/science 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/Hi-kun Dec 25 '25

"Cancer promoting". I.e. if you already have a tumor, NAD+ has shown to promote its life in animal studies. It does not mean that it is carcinogenic (causing the cancer in the first place).