For the last few decades, research has been building that shows lithium may be a disease-modifying treatment and preventative agent for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.…
James Greenblatt, MD04/06/2022
While most people think of lithium as a medication for severe mental health problems, research since the 1970s has strongly suggested that low levels of…
James Greenblatt, MD01/04/2021
Demand for lithium continues to grow at a rapid pace. Due to its use for energy storage in lithium batteries, companies have been working to…
James Greenblatt, MD12/14/2020
Lithium, in its pure form, is a reactive, light-silver colored, alkali metal. It is the lightest metal with the lowest density, having half the density…
James Greenblatt, MD09/25/2020
The Discovery of Lithium’s Effects on Uric Acid Crystals Before its use as a medication for bipolar, lithium had a fairly storied history as a…
James Greenblatt, MD06/11/2020
For as long as lithium has been used in medicine, we still don’t have a complete understanding of its underlying effects on our physiology. It…
James Greenblatt, MD04/03/2020
Every 10.9 minutes, someone in America fatally harms themselves, with suicide ranking as the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.. Worldwide, suicide…
James Greenblatt, MD02/16/2020
Since its discovery in 1817, researchers in the physical sciences have gained a deeper appreciation of lithium, an alkali earth metal. In October 2019, The…
James Greenblatt, MD01/12/2020
As research has continued to unfold around our understanding of lithium, some fairly interesting effects are starting to be revealed. While benefits for bipolar disorder,…
James Greenblatt, MD11/20/2019
