Lithium salts have shown promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease by preventing certain proteins in the brain from clumping ...

Researchers hoped results from the latest trial on low-dose lithium would settle the question of lithium’s potential to ...

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 ...

For decades, scientists around the world have been attempting to uncover the root causes of Alzheimer's disease, a condition that slowly steals memory, independence, and identity. Despite countless ...

Lithium, long prescribed for bipolar disorder and as an adjunct in depression, is essential for brain resilience, and new research suggests that deficiency of the mineral in neural tissue may ...

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