Is lithium a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease?

Lithium is nature’s lightest metal, enabling it to store energy at high density and discharge electrons rapidly. It powers our phones, laptops and electric vehicles.

Probably less well known is that the original formulation of the soft drink 7UP contained lithium and was marketed under the name Bib-lable lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda. The lithium was removed in 1948 after the Food and Drug Administration banned the lithium citrate in soft drinks.

Another form of lithium, lithium carbonate, has been widely prescribed in the treatment of bipolar disorder in the United States, and was first approved by the FDA in 1970. This form of lithium is believed to be a mood stabilizer and can also be prescribed for long-term treatment of depression.

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