The findings, published in the journal 'Nature' on Wednesday, provide a new theory for Alzheimer’s and point to a ...

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Researchers have discovered that naturally occurring lithium in the brain is depleted early in Alzheimer’s disease, ...

Dr. Howard Whiner, a neurologist at Mass General Brigham who helped develop a nasal spray aimed at slowing Alzheimer’s, joins NewsNation to discuss new research suggesting lithium, long used to treat ...

After a decade of research, scientists at Harvard and Rush Universities reveal that a natural form of lithium may restore ...

In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may ...

Lithium in the brain has been found to protect against cognitive decline. Restoring lost lithium could be a new angle from which to tackle Alzheimer's disease.

The difference between the origin of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its symptoms is an obstacle to finding effective treatments ...

Lithium is a metal found in some foods, drinking water, and in trace amounts in our bodies. It has long been used to treat ...

Scientists have found that lithium orotate — which is different from the kind of lithium typically used to treat mental health conditions — not only stopped the brain disease in mice but also reversed ...

Seven years of investigation by scientists at Harvard Medical School has revealed that the loss of the metal lithium plays a ...

Harvard researchers have found evidence in mice and human brains that the element lithium could be key to a healthy brain.