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Metformin's anti-aging potential

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Scientists at Columbia University have discovered that metformin, a common and inexpensive diabetes drug, may help treat ...
A drug that has been prescribed for more than 60 years to manage type 2 diabetes may be working in an unexpected way – through the brain, according to a recent study that could reshape how doctors and ...
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has informed the drug controllers of states and Union Territories that the antidiabetic fixed dose combination (FDC) of voglibose 0.2 mg and metformin Hcl ...
Metformin, the world’s most widely used diabetes drug, has long been recognized for its surprising range of benefits beyond lowering blood sugar, from reducing inflammation to lowering cancer risk.
Could Diabetes Drug Metformin Change Metal Levels in Your Blood? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The diabetes drug metformin has been a mystery for ...
Metformin is an unassuming hero of modern medicine. For more than 60 years, this humble pill has been a mainstay of diabetes care, helping millions of people manage their blood sugar. It lowers blood ...
In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers tested whether low, clinically relevant doses of metformin lower blood glucose via inhibition of Ras-related protein 1 (Rap1) ...
Although metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do not have a complete picture of how it works. Scientists at Baylor College of ...
Type 2 diabetes is a condition that causes high levels of sugar in the blood. Blood sugar levels are controlled by insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas. Insulin instructs the liver, muscles and fat ...
Metformin use in mCRC patients improved PFS during first-line 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy, but no OS benefit was observed. The study suggests metformin's potential as an adjunct therapy in mCRC, ...
Adding metformin to letrozole and abemaciclib (Verzenio) was tied to deep responses and prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) in some patients with recurrent estrogen receptor (ER)-positive ...