New hope for Alzheimer's: lithium supplement reverses memory loss in mice
18 days ago
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- #Lithium Therapy
- #Neuroscience
- Lithium's natural presence in the brain plays a crucial role in preventing and reversing Alzheimer's disease.
- Declining lithium levels in the brain correlate with memory loss and Alzheimer's markers like amyloid plaques and tau tangles.
- A specific lithium supplement, lithium orotate, reverses neurological damage and restores memory in mice, unlike lithium carbonate.
- Lithium has historical use as a mood stabilizer and was noted for slowing brain aging in bipolar disorder patients.
- Epidemiological studies link trace lithium in water supplies to lower dementia rates, though clinical trials have had mixed results.
- Lithium deficiency in the brain leads to a vicious cycle of increased amyloid plaques, further reducing lithium availability.
- Lithium orotate avoids being trapped by amyloid plaques, offering a potential breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatment.