Lithium could slow memory loss in Alzheimer’s
In a small study of 41 patients over 60 years with mild cognitive impairment, researchers from Brazil found lithium significantly reduced loss of memory compared with placebo.
Lithium treatment was also associated with a significant decrease in concentrations of phospho-tau, a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease, the study, in the British Journal of Psychiatry, reports.
The study "adds to the increasing evidence that lithium may have beneficial effects on the brain", said Allan Young, psychiatrist at Imperial College, London.
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