Finding novel, effective, Alzheimer's disease (AD) therapeutics has emerged as one of the major unmet medical needs in most developed nations [1,2]. AD is quite unique among highly prevalent diseases within these nations in that, despite tremendous advances in understanding certain aspects of AD pathogenesis, there are no proven disease-modifying therapies and only minimally effective symptomatic therapies. Though many other prevalent diseases still cause tremendous morbidity and mortality, for many of them scientific and medical advances have led to novel therapies that alter disease course, reduce mortality, or at least significantly relieve symptoms for some period of time. Typically, these therapies are not panaceas, or true cures, but nevertheless significant therapeutic inroads have been made.