An article published in the journal Cell has brought a lot of attention to a compound known as P7C3. This compound encourages neurons to grow in the brain, leading researchers to speculate that this might lead to new directions for Alzheimer’s research.

Click here to hear an interview from NPR’s ScienceFriday with one of the researchers, Dr. Steven McKnight.

UT Southwestern licensed P7C3 to 2M BioTech, one of Morton’s business interests, to determine its potential for commercial development.