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What to know about new research indicating lithium can help protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Lithium is a metal found in some foods, drinking water, and in trace amounts in our bodies. It has long been used to treat some psychiatric disorders. But its potential role in protection against brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease opens up new doors for developing medicines that may finally provide an effective tool for fighting this dreaded brain-robbing disease,
Lithium may reverse Alzheimer’s disease: Study
The new study shows that lithium, a natural chemical in our brains, protects memory. When lithium levels drop, brain damage starts and memory gets worse. The team studied brain tissue from people with and without Alzheimer’s. They found healthy people had lots of lithium in their brains, but people with memory problems had much less.
Lithium could help treat cases of Alzheimer’s disease, a Harvard study suggests. People with the neurodegenerative condition ...
A Harvard team reverses dementia in mice with a metal supplement, after showing that its deficiency drives the disease ...
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