Alzheimer’s disease insights

Previous research suggested that the balance of metals in the brain may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. But the nature of this role has been unclear. NIH-funded researchers found evidence that lithium deficiency could be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Other scientists uncovered a new biomarker that may help more accurately predict cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s. Yet another biomarker for the early detection, prognosis, and monitoring of Alzheimer’s could be measured noninvasively with diffusion MRI. And work in a mouse model yielded insights into how exercise alters brain cells to protect them against Alzheimer’s disease.