Researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

The dementia disorder Alzheimer’s disease has a symptom-free course of 15 to 20 years before the first clinical symptoms emerge.

Researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

It sounds like modern-day alchemy: Transforming sugar into hydrocarbons found in gasoline. But that’s exactly what scientists have done.