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.

Metformin, the world’s most widely used diabetes drug, has long been recognized for its surprising range of benefits beyond lowering blood sugar, from reducing inflammation to lowering cancer risk.

The antidiabetic drug metformin, widely prescribed for managing Type 2 diabetes, has long been recognized for its capacity to ...

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 ...

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) ...

NEW ORLEANS — The long-approved antidiabetes therapy metformin may hold promise for reducing the burden of recurrent atrial arrhythmia after catheter ablation in people with overweight or obesity, ...