Experts answer four key questions based on the findings of a study that indicated that low-dose oral lithium could slow ...

One unexpected player may turn the tables on Alzheimer’s: lithium. Image credit: Heather Diehl/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Lithium is a mineral that can be found in nature. Very small amounts of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of a synapse in the brain We may have new hope in the battle against Alzheimer's disease. Researchers have found that ...

Top row: In a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, lithium deficiency (right) dramatically increased amyloid beta deposits in the brain compared with mice that had normal physiological levels of ...