As well as helping to prevent the disease, researchers say their findings could support healthy brain aging in general.

A few limited clinical trials of lithium for Alzheimer’s disease have shown some efficacy, but the lithium compounds they ...

While Alzheimer’s is a specific disease and the most common cause of dementia, dementia is a broader, "umbrella term that describes a collection of cognitive, functional and behavioral symptoms ...

The team focused on Aβ42, a form of the amyloid beta with 42 amino acids that is commonly found in people with Alzheimer's disease. The researchers used three techniques in their work.