A revolutionary scanning technique has revealed that lithium MRI is a powerful tool for studying how the drug interacts with ...

Although lithium is highly effective in treating bipolar disorder, the chemical has a narrow therapeutic window—too high a dose can be toxic to patients, causing kidney damage, thyroid damage, or even ...

A revolutionary scanning technique has revealed that lithium MRI is a powerful tool for studying how the drug interacts with ...

Can lithium’s effect on daily activity patterns reveal who will benefit from treatment? A six-week trial finds circadian shifts emerge early, before mood improves, hinting at a biological clue to ...

Researchers from the University of Adelaide are hopeful a recent biological discovery could lead to the precision treatment of bipolar disorder (BD). Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

A beautiful Italian trip turned risky when heat, dehydration, and lithium collided. Here’s what I learned about listening to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AL001 is designed to target lithium delivery in the brain, mitigating toxicity in other organs. The drug will be ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers are turning to a medication for bipolar disorder to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and here’s why. Image credit: Jovo Jovanovic/Stocksy There are about 32 million people ...

Lithium was associated with a higher risk of thyroid and kidney dysfunction versus non-lithium treatments in bipolar disorder patients. Associations were dose-dependent and serum level cutoffs for ...

This is the fifth post in a series on non-pharmacologic treatments of bipolar disorder. Previous posts briefly reviewed the evidence for amino acids, the B vitamin choline, and a proprietary nutrient ...

Changes Clinical Practice: Based on this large trial, lithium alone or a lithium-valproate combination should be used as first-line maintenance treatment for bipolar affective disorder type I instead ...

A wearable sensor could vastly improve treatment and drug safety for millions of patients who take lithium for bipolar disorder. Lithium is a highly effective treatment for bipolar disorder, but the ...