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 ...

* Reduced lithium levels were found in brain regions essential for memory and decision-making * Amyloid plaques trap lithium, worsening disease progression from mild //cognitive impairment to ...

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 ...

Alzheimer’s disease, which represents 60–80% of dementia cases 1, robs people of their memory, cognition and independence. A decade-long period of mild cognitive impairment precedes the onset of ...

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 ...

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 ...