A breakthrough study highlights Xenon gas as a potential game-changer in treating Alzheimer’s disease, demonstrating its ability to mitigate brain damage and improve cognitive functions in mouse models.

Breathe easy — researchers say they may have found an innovative approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease. There is no cure for the brain disorder, which affects more than 6 million Americans. Treatment progress has been slow because scientists don’t fully understand what causes the complex disease.

But a new mouse study shows one possible use case for xenon — as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The paper, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, shows the potential of inhaled xenon to activate the brain’s immune cells,