Dear Dr. Roach: Would it be risky to take a low dose (20 mg) of over-the-counter lithium orotate to treat cognitive decline? The recent study in the journal Nature recommended waiting for further ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer’s disease. Led by Dr. Bruce Yankner, professor of genetics and ...

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

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 ...

Researchers led by Bruce Yanker, codirector of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research and a professor of genetics and neurology at Harvard Medical School, have found that lithium in ...