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An Alzheimer’s breakthrough 10 years in the making

https://lemmy.world/post/42654980

An Alzheimer’s breakthrough 10 years in the making - Lemmy.World

Lemmy

Feb 4 at 12:07pmWeb
Show threadVivianRixiaFeb 4
Isn’t lithium already used to treat bipolar disorder? I don’t know that it’s this lithium orotate they are talking about, but it feels like it would be good data to check rates of Alzheimer’s on people using lithium as treatment for bipolar disorder.
Show threadRegnaFeb 4
Lithium orotate is a supplement, no longer one of the forms of lithium used for bipolar disorder. I had a relative who took lithium orotate daily and still developed Alzheimer’s.
Show threadcanihasaccountFeb 4

The data are promising:

cambridge.org/…/2F966D8BD1FF7E946C95949950AA61C1

www.medrxiv.org/…/2026.01.12.26343472.abstract

Lithium and risk for Alzheimer's disease in elderly patients with bipolar disorder | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

Lithium and risk for Alzheimer's disease in elderly patients with bipolar disorder - Volume 190 Issue 4

Cambridge Core
Show threadsmegFeb 4
Trump cancelled the federal grant for this program, so it might falter in upcoming years.
Show threadLembot_0006Feb 4
Trump: that’s my beautiful Alzheimer’s and I won’t let any pesky scientist mess with it! I stopped 19 wars! This wouldn’t happen if I were a president! Covfefe!
Show threadVivianRixiaFeb 4

That’s a real boneitis situation

“There was no cure at the time. A drug company came close, but I arranged a hostile takeover and sold off all the assets. Made a cool hundred mil. [coughs weakly]” - 80’s Guy - Futurama

Show threadTheRealKuniFeb 4

From the article:

A U.S. District Court in September struck down the Trump Administration’s cancelation of $2.2 billion in research funding to Harvard, restoring critical grants supporting lifesaving research. But with two major federal grants ending in the near future, Yankner isn’t sure how forthcoming new rounds of funding might be.

Court victory for Harvard in research funding fight

Government acted unlawfully when it cut grants, ruling says.

Harvard Gazette