Researchers found a way to switch memories back on in Alzheimer’s patients

A new compound could be the first step towards creating an actual Alzheimer’s cure, researchers say. That’s because the new compound can actually “flip back on” the memory of patients affected by Alzheimer’s.

As research into Alzheimer’s continues, we’re learning more about the disease. Plaque on the brain—which is responsible for the memory loss we associate with the disease—is actually not a cause of Alzheimer’s itself. Instead, scientists believe it is merely a symptom and, thus, something that we can treat.