New hope for Alzheimer’s: lithium supplement reverses memory loss in mice

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Studies in rodents and humans suggest that low levels of the metal contribute to cognitive decline.

Replenishing the brain’s natural stores of lithium can protect against and even reverse Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a paper published1 today in Nature.

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