Millions of people take metformin, a Type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar. The "wonder drug" has also been shown to slow cancer growth, improve COVID outcomes and reduce inflammation.

Researchers tested the drug on 40 adults with long-term type 1 diabetes in the Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes Managed ...

A surprising new clinical trial has revealed that metformin—a cheap, century-old drug widely used for type 2 diabetes—may help people with type 1 diabetes in an unexpected way. While researchers ...

Recent research from Stanford University and Harvard Medical School (both MA, USA) has used a combination of mouse models, human blood samples and statistical analysis to reveal the mechanism behind ...

Until now, scientists have been unable to determine how metformin, a Type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar, works. A study provided direct evidence in mice that it reversibly cuts the ...

The telehealth company Hims & Hers has made waves for its Super Bowl ad that plugged its lower-priced form of injectable semaglutide, the active ingredient in weight loss juggernauts Wegovy and ...

Berberine is a natural bioactive compound, while metformin is a synthetic weight loss medication that can have an individualised impact on your liver. Here is how each of them can impact liver health ...