Scientists have established how to stop Alzheimer's disease

And now the press service of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research has reported that the progression of Alzheimer's disease can be significantly slowed by targeting the brain's cellular "power plants" - mitochondria.

Let us recall that scientists from the Karolinska Institute (USA) first drew attention to their connection with Alzheimer's disease in 2023. They found that accelerated metabolism in mitochondria may signal the development of Alzheimer's disease. This report published in the journal Nature became a worldwide sensation. After all, an obvious marker of the dangerous disease appeared: by monitoring the rate of metabolism in mitochondria, it is possible to identify its signs at the earliest stage and start treatment in advance.

But how to treat it? This is exactly what scientists from Europe and Canada have now demonstrated in their experiments. They showed that by artificially activating mitochondria in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's symptoms, it is possible to significantly improve their long-term memory, as well as increase curiosity, which mice lose as the disease progresses.

According to the authors of the study, stimulating mitochondrial function will allow serious slowing of the progression of not only Alzheimer's disease but also other neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, scientists want to understand the mechanism of mitochondrial dysfunction in order to prevent it in the future.