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《新科学家》 第3612期 · 2026年9月12日 · 中文解读

锂的新前沿:低剂量锂能否预防阿尔茨海默病?

Lithium’s new frontier · Lithium’s new frontier
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本文探讨了锂在预防阿尔茨海默病方面的潜在作用,介绍了即将在约翰斯·霍普金斯大学启动的临床试验,以及锂补充剂可能带来的副作用和长期安全性未知风险。
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Should we all be taking low doses of lithium to prevent Alzheimer’s? As a human trial is about to start, Alice Klein looks into the benefits and downsides of the metal IN THE 1880s, a newly dug well in Texas became known as the “Crazy Well” after a woman who drank from it daily allegedly overcame dementia. Her legendary recovery has since been suggested to be due to the naturally occurring lithium in the area’s groundwater. This lithium-containing “Crazy Water” is still available to buy in the local town of Mineral Wells. So far, only lithium carbonate has been investigated for slowing cognitive decline in humans. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3612期 · 2026年9月12日,Lithium’s new frontier。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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