Metformin showed promise for improving the overall survival rate of patients with melanoma; however, this result may be an indirect consequence of the drug. “Based on the progress of research on new ...

Before the explosive popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, another "wonder drug," metformin, has been at work lowering blood sugar levels for patients with Type 2 diabetes for decades, but scientists ...

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 ...

With the two active components, sitagliptin and metformin, Janumet has a comprehensive mechanism of action that targets all three key defects of T2DM for improved glycemic control: diminished insulin ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Metabolism showed that metformin treatment significantly increases blood levels of N-lactoyl phenylalanine (Lac-Phe), an appetite-suppressing metabolite.

Metformin, an oral medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, is often prescribed off-label for weight loss. It helps to control blood sugar by reducing both the amount of glucose produced by the liver ...