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.

Yale researchers investigating the mechanism of the diabetes drug metformin have now elucidated a model for the drug and how it functions to treat Type 2 diabetes. The research study was published in ...

The most commonly prescribed diabetic medication for the Type 2 condition is ‘Metformin’—a drug with a mysterious mechanism of action but ultimately controls blood sugar levels. Now, a collaborative ...

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 ...

Metformin is a generic prescription drug that works to treat type 2 diabetes by helping lower your blood sugar levels. Your response to this drug may vary based on your medical history and diagnosis.

A research team led by Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine's Professor OGAWA Wataru (the Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology) and Project Associate Professor NOGAMI Munenobu (the Department ...

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) ...

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.

As a front-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, metformin is among the most widely prescribed drugs in the United States. In 2021 alone, clinicians wrote more than 91 million orders for the medication ...