What if Alzheimer’s disease is driven not only by harmful proteins, but by the loss of a natural element the brain needs to protect itself?Â
Lithium is widely known as a psychiatric medication—but what if the brain naturally depends on lithium to stay resilient as we age? In this virtual talk, Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Liviu Aron will describe his Nature discovery that naturally-occurring lithium plays a fundamental biological role in coordinating stress-response programs in brain cells, how this system breaks down in Alzheimer’s disease, and how restoring physiological lithium levels is now inspiring new therapeutic approaches entering clinical testing.
This is a virtual program hosted by the San Mateo Public Library, via Zoom. Register to receive the program link:
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