Lithium plays a mysterious role in the brain. Could it be used to prevent Alzheimer’s?

Low doses in mice have can clear up proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory. Human trials are the ...
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Could Lithium Be the Key To Curing Alzheimer’s?

The Alzheimer’s enigma has puzzled researchers for decades. More than 7 million Americans are living with the neurodegenerative condition, and it’s projected that by 2060, that number will double.
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Alzheimer's symptoms and memory loss reverses by lithium supplement, offering new hope for cure

A groundbreaking study from Harvard Medical School, published in Nature, has unveiled that lithium orotate supplementation can reverse Alzheimer's-like memory loss and brain pathology in mice, ...
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Lithium, a treatment for bipolar disorders, might be a key to Alzheimer’s disease

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 ...
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New lithium discovery could reverse Alzheimer’s, scientists say

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 ...
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Researchers: Small traces of lithium may help prevent Alzheimer's

A Harvard Medical School and Rush University study suggests tiny amounts of lithium may help protect the brain from Alzheimer's and signs of aging. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Tiny amounts of ...
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Research on reversing Alzheimer’s reveals lithium as potential key

Years of investigation by scientists at Harvard has revealed that lithium is deeply involved in Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could lead to new treatments. Seven years of investigation by ...
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Breakthrough study finds deficiency of this common nutrient could contribute to Alzheimer’s

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, ...
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The Lithium Link to Alzheimer’s

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 ...
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Researchers: Small traces of lithium may help prevent Alzheimer's

Tiny amounts of lithium -- a natural metal -- may help protect the brain from Alzheimer's and signs of aging, new research shows. Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Rush University found that ...
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New hope for Alzheimer’s: lithium supplement reverses memory loss in mice

Studies in rodents and humans suggest that low levels of the metal contribute to cognitive decline. “This is groundbreaking,” says Ashley Bush, a neuroscientist at the University of Melbourne in ...