Metformin, long trusted for diabetes, turns out to work in the brain too. By shutting down Rap1 in the hypothalamus, the drug ...

Metformin doesn’t just manage diabetes—it reshapes copper, iron, and zinc levels in the body, a potential clue to its broad ...

A Kobe University study found that type 2 diabetes patients taking metformin had lower blood copper and iron levels but higher zinc. These shifts support the idea that metformin’s ability to bind ...

What Is Metformin and How Does It Work? Metformin is an FDA-approved medication for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a common condition in which the body doesn’t produce enough insulin.

Study shows metformin lowers copper and iron while increasing zinc in blood, potentially aiding diabetes management and ...

This study for the first time to integrate spatial metabolomics and proteomics to decode metformin’s effects in diabetic kidney disease. By mapping how metformin works region by region, the ...

At least some of the drug’s benefits appear to be tied to the way it affects blood levels of certain metals like copper, iron ...

A relatively old drug -- metformin -- may hold the key to preventing life-threatening illness and bolstering human longevity, researchers have found recently.

It’s common knowledge that managing your weight keeps you healthy now and as you get older. In fact, obesity contributes to several health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type ...

Like other diabetes drugs, metformin works by decreasing the amount of glucose the body absorbs from food and improves its response to insulin. Halfpoint – stock.adobe.com ...

Kobe University researchers discovered that metformin alters blood metal levels, lowering copper and iron while raising zinc.

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 ...