Marissa Russo is a former STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. A new study finds that the element lithium plays a crucial role in healthy brain function and ...

One unexpected player may turn the tables on Alzheimer’s: lithium. Image credit: Heather Diehl/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Lithium is a mineral that can be found in nature. Very small amounts of ...

In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may unlock many of the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease and brain aging — the ...

A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer's disease. Led by Dr. Bruce Yankner, professor of genetics and ...

Alzheimer’s disease, which represents 60–80% of dementia cases 1, robs people of their memory, cognition and independence. A decade-long period of mild cognitive impairment precedes the onset of ...

Seven years of investigation by scientists at Harvard Medical School has revealed that the loss of the metal lithium plays a powerful role in Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could lead to earlier ...

Researchers led by Bruce Yanker, codirector of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research and a professor of genetics and neurology at Harvard Medical School, have found that lithium in ...

Harvard Medical School researchers studying mice and human tissues have found a link between lithium (Li) deficiency in the brain and the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Headed by Bruce Yankner, ...