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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 ...
Scientists say it may be possible to protect aging brains from Alzheimer’s with an old remedy — lithium
In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may ...
Harvard Medical School Alzheimer's research finds lithium improves memory in mice
Researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston say that, based on a study in mice, lithium could someday help treat ...
Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease?
A few limited clinical trials of lithium for Alzheimer’s disease have shown some efficacy, but the lithium compounds they ...
Lithium could help treat Alzheimer’s
Lithium could help treat cases of Alzheimer’s disease, a Harvard study suggests. People with the neurodegenerative condition ...