Alzheimer’s disease steals memories and devastates lives. Yet despite an abundance of research, the earliest brain changes that trigger this disease still remain unclear, making it challenging to find ...

A new Harvard study shows how lithium, one of the simplest elements, may protect against and even reverse Alzheimer’s — and ...

Alzheimer’s disease steals memories and devastates lives. Yet despite an abundance of research, the earliest brain changes that trigger this disease still remain unclear, making it challenging to find ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Earlier work has pointed toward a possible role of metal balance in the brain, although how metals influence disease progression has not been clearly explained. A team led by Dr. Bruce Yankner at ...

Lithium carbonate produced minimal benefits. In contrast, lithium orotate significantly reduced amyloid plaque accumulation and tau tangle formation . It also restored synaptic connections and ...