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, ...

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

Besides the shingles vaccine, we might have more good news about potential therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. Source: Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi/Unsplash+ A new study in Nature demonstrated a link ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...

A new study shows that lithium occurs naturally in the brain and plays a major role in normal brain function. Scientists also discovered that a loss of lithium in the brain may be an early warning ...

Top row: 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 ...