F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have divulged triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, multiple sclerosis, Nasu-Hakola disease, Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and stroke.