In mice, lithium depletion accelerated brain pathology and memory decline, Yankner and colleagues showed. Feeding wild-type and Alzheimer's mouse models a lithium-deficient diet reduced endogenous ...

A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare Powassan virus infection.

A Massachusetts mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials recently said is under investigation ...

During cognitive decline, lithium is sequestered into amyloid plaques; treatment with the metal reverses symptoms ...

Researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston now say that lithium could help treat the 7 million people with Alzheimer's ...

An anti-hazing network honors a UVA leader, the American Heart Association lauds UVA Health for heart and stroke care, and more.

Researchers from the Broad Institute and Mass General Brigham have shown that a low-oxygen environment — similar to the thin air found at Mount Everest base camp — can protect the brain and restore ...

Years of investigation by scientists at Harvard has revealed that lithium is deeply involved in Alzheimer’s disease, a ...

A study has identified a key disruption in cholesterol transport to the brain in patients with Alzheimer's disease. The findings suggest that the lipoproteins in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients ...

Tiffany Sisco said her daughter, Lilly, had seizures because of the suspected virus and is receiving intensive care.

Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, genetic disorders affecting the brain, have no effective treatment and are typically fatal ...

As well as helping to prevent the disease, researchers say their findings could support healthy brain aging in general.