The type 2 diabetes medication Ozempic has been hugely popular when prescribed off-label for weight loss, thanks to its ability to regulate your blood sugar and curb your appetite. But between ...

The NHS has a word of warning on its website for anyone who is taking metformin, though it is especially aimed at people who ...

LOS ANGELES — Metformin prescribed within a week of SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a 53% reduction in long COVID or death over 6 months in people without diabetes or prediabetes, according ...

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 ...

During a 10-year follow-up, metformin use was associated with significantly lower risks for both dementia and all-cause mortality in patients with overweight or obesity. Metformin, the most widely ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...