Lithium is a homage, not just to a drug, but to the renegade side of science. Its heroes are researchers scattered around the globe, short on funding and frequently unaware of each other's work, ...

Britney Spears appeared in court in Los Angeles on 23 June to contest the 13-year conservatorship she has been placed under. In a 24-minute long statement, the 39-year-old told the court: “I ...

Lithium: All Around Us, Yet Ignored and Stigmatized A new op-ed highlights the lack of research on lithium as a naturally-occurring element present in our drinking water that could have beneficial ...

But the drug could not be patented, so pharmaceutical companies couldn’t afford research and promotion. Nonetheless, lithium was widely used until Depakote -- generically known as divalproex ...

Key takeaways: AL001 is designed to target lithium delivery in the brain, mitigating toxicity in other organs. The drug will be studied as a safer lithium treatment for bipolar disorder type 1.

Lithium is a kind of mood stabilizer often prescribed as a treatment for bipolar treatment. It is a drug known to reduce the intensity of mania episodes as well as treat symptoms of depression.

By celebrating those who applied the substance as a drug, Walter A. Brown aims to raise awareness — and to demolish what remains of the myth that scientific progress is driven by rigorous ...