On consultation with the liaison psychiatry team, lithium treatment was immediately stopped again. A repeat random serum lithium level was confirmed at this stage to be below the therapeutic window (0 ...

Lithium extraction from seawater has long been ... reducing installation costs and enabling the treatment of hypersaline brines with high osmotic pressure. The new design also works with harsh ...

Introduction Fracture healing can fail in up to 10% of cases despite appropriate treatment. While lithium has been the standard treatment for bipolar disorder, it may also have a significant impact to ...

To address these deficits, the researchers turned to lithium as a potential treatment. When administered to the mutant mice during their juvenile period, lithium produced remarkable results.

Lithium is used as an acute treatment for mood episodes and as a long-term treatment to prevent further manic and depressive recurrences. Therapeutic levels of lithium are very close to toxicity ...

A cohort genome-wide association study published in The Lancet Psychiatry in June, 2022, detailed the use of machine-learning models to predict treatment outcomes, thereby advancing personalised ...

Monitor serum lithium, electrolytes, and renal function prior to and during treatment. Monitor thyroid function prior to initiation, at 3 months, and every 6–12 months during treatment.

Lithium normalized brain size, restored the structure and function of excitatory neurons, and significantly improved behaviors related to anxiety and social interaction. Even more promising, the ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE--Lithium has occasionally been reported to cause symptomatic sinus node bradyarrhythmias. The prevalence and mechanism of these arrhythmias during long-term treatment are ...