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A new study in Nature demonstrated a link between the mineral lithium in the brain and Alzheimer’s disease.

A deficiency of the metal lithium in the body could be a key factor contributing to the development of dementia in Alzherimer’s patients, a groundbreaking new study reveals. The decade-long research, ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — After a decade of research, scientists at Harvard and Rush Universities reveal that a natural form of lithium—lithium orotate—may restore memory and prevent brain damage, offering hope ...

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 Nature study from Harvard suggests lithium loss—known from psychiatric use—may play a key role in Alzheimer’s onset, ...

New research suggests that lithium is depleted in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and is essential for normal brain function. Should we be taking lithium supplements?

In a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, lithium deficiency (right) dramatically increased amyloid beta deposits in the brain compared with mice that had normal physiological levels of lithium (left).

Lithium, a naturally occurring trace element in the brain, may be able to unlock a key medical mystery: why some people develop Alzheimer’s disease and others don’t, despite similar brain changes. In ...