Initial trials of low-dose lithium failed to improve long COVID symptoms, but new findings suggest higher doses could offer hope for patients suffering from fatigue and cognitive impairment. Study: ...

A beautiful Italian trip turned risky when heat, dehydration, and lithium collided. Here’s what I learned about listening to ...

A revolutionary scanning technique has revealed that lithium MRI is a powerful tool for studying how the drug interacts with ...

A discovery has highlighted lithium—a drug long used to treat bipolar disorder and depression—as a potential therapy for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This research, conducted by a team at the ...

People with Alzheimer’s disease have lower levels of lithium in their brains, and giving lithium to mice with symptoms of the condition reverses cognitive decline. Together, the findings suggest that ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers are turning to a medication for bipolar disorder to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and here’s why. Image credit: Jovo Jovanovic/Stocksy There are about 32 million people ...

After seven years of research, a Harvard team has shown that the trace element lithium plays a central role in Alzheimer's ...

Lithium is best known as a prescription medication used to treat psychiatric disorders. But you may be surprised to learn that there are natural sources of lithium. It’s not an essential nutrient, but ...