Low‑dose Oral Lithium May Help Slow the Decline of Verbal Memory, Trial Suggests

Low‑dose oral lithium may help slow the decline of verbal memory, trial suggests

Lithium-a decades-old treatment for bipolar disorder-may hold potential neuroprotective benefits beyond mood stabilization.

Can Lithium Protect the Aging Brain?

(MedPage Today) -- Daily lithium carbonate showed a promising signal in the pilot LATTICE trial of older adults with mild cognitive impairment, but failed to meet a prespecified significance threshold for any of six coprimary outcomes compared...

Low-Dose Lithium May Shield Against Verbal Memory Loss

A clinical trial suggests that low-dose lithium may slow the decline of verbal memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and amyloid-beta.