Metformin is the main first-line drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, but a new study on monkeys suggests it could one day be ...

After severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, prevalent metformin use is associated with a ...

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have made a groundbreaking discovery about aging, raising the question: ...

Metformin can have side effects and should be used with caution ... HHS Long Covid Coordination: This work is a part of the National Research Action Plan, a broader government-wide effort in response ...

Metformin's mechanism of action is still unknown. "In addition to insulin-sensitizing effects, metformin fundamentally ...

The study, titled ‘Metformin decelerates aging clock in male monkeys’, was published in journal Cell on September 12.

Alex Soukas, a molecular geneticist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, told Nature that the new study was the “most ...

Large NIH-funded study supports previous studies showing potential benefit.

The scientists have said much more research would be required before metformin can be approved as an anti-ageing compound in ...

Researchers discovered that metformin activates cells producing a protein called Nrf2, which protects against cellular damage from inflammation. This action might explain metformin's protective ...

Scientists have long been interested in metformin, a widely prescribed drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, for its potential ...

Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to ...