Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Low dose of lithium reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice


People with Alzheimer’s disease have lower levels of lithium in their brains than those without cognitive impairment, and a deficiency of the metal appears to accelerate the accumulation of amyloid plaques and memory loss – but it could possibly be reversed with a small dose of lithium

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on New Scientist

Read more on:

Photo of Low dose

Low dose

Photo of Symptoms

Symptoms

Photo of Mice

Mice

Related news:

News photo

Could lithium stave off Alzheimer’s disease?

News photo

These Symptoms Could Be Early Warning Signs of MS, a Decade Before Diagnosis

News photo

Alzheimer’s risk may start at the brain’s border, not inside it