A new study reveals how maternal obesity before pregnancy can program autism-related behaviors in offspring through lasting ...

People with Alzheimer’s disease have lower levels of lithium in their brains than those without cognitive impairment, and a ...

University of Utah-led research found those losing weight with Ozempic also lost about 10% of lean mass, though not ...

During cognitive decline, lithium is sequestered into amyloid plaques; treatment with the metal reverses symptoms ...

In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may ...

Muscle and strength loss in human aging, also known as sarcopenia, can result in trouble with balance and walking, according ...

Researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston say that, based on a study in mice, lithium could someday help treat ...

Scientists pinpointed key "regulators" that help control the metabolisms of hibernators, and say the same genes might hold ...

Tiny amounts of lithium -- a natural metal -- may help protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease and other effects of aging, ...

Mice on unrestricted diets lived for an average of 25 months. The intermittent fasters lived a little longer, clocking in at around 28 months. But those who consumed only 80% of their baseline ...

Mice are much easier to work with than elephants, of course. The tiny rodents require little space, breed quickly and have already been extensively studied with regards to their genetics.