A major clinical trial is investigating whether Metformin, a widely used blood sugar medication, can halt the growth of ...

“This is the reason the BHF is supporting this important trial to determine whether a commonly available medication, ...

A cheap diabetes drug is currently being assessed for its potential to halt the progression of a life-threatening condition.

A common diabetes drug could dampen some of the key benefits of exercise, a new study has found. Researchers from Rutgers University discovered that adults who took metformin, a widely used generic ...

Metformin and Ozempic are both commonly prescribed medications for managing type 2 diabetes, but they differ significantly in how they work, their side effects, costs, and other factors. Here’s a ...

The increasing popularity of weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro and metformin may have you wondering how all these options stack up. Are there benefits to one over the other? How do side ...

Metformin, long trusted for diabetes, turns out to work in the brain too. By shutting down Rap1 in the hypothalamus, the drug lowers blood sugar more effectively than previously understood, opening ...

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.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) --Medical science continues to develop new and innovative ways to boost health and well-being, but a relatively old drug -- metformin -- may hold the key to human longevity and ...

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 ...

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 ...