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. 2025 Sep;645(8081):593-594.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-02255-w.

Does lithium deficiency contribute to Alzheimer's disease?

Ashley I Bush

Does lithium deficiency contribute to Alzheimer's disease?

Ashley I Bush. Nature. 2025 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Brain; Medical research; Neuroscience.

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Conflict of interest statement

A.I.B. holds shares in Cogstate Ltd and Alterity Ltd. He has a profit-share arrangement with Collaborative Medicinal Development LLC. He has received travel and conference funds from Novo Nordisk.

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