Lithium is a medication meant to stabilize mood and is most commonly used in people with bipolar disorder, depression, or ...

A study this week in the journal Nature found that the loss of lithium, a naturally occurring element in the brain, could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s and a powerful driver of the disease, which ...

Lithium, long prescribed for bipolar disorder and as an adjunct in depression, is essential for brain resilience, and new research suggests that deficiency of the mineral in neural tissue may ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AL001 is designed to target lithium delivery in the brain, mitigating toxicity in other organs. The drug will be ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Uzedy ® (risperidone extended-release injectable suspension) as monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate for the maintenance ...

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 ...

Lithium toxicity can cause symptoms like nausea, impaired balance or coordination, brain injury, and kidney failure.

Lithium in the brain has been found to protect against cognitive decline. Restoring lost lithium could be a new angle from which to tackle Alzheimer's disease. Physicians are in short supply. They are ...

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 ...