A Common Diabetes Drug Could Be a Fountain of Youth for Our Brains
Scientists in China have found evidence in monkeys that metformin can reliably slow down the brain's aging process.
Common Diabetes Medication Slows Brain Aging in Monkeys
Metformin is the main first-line drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, but a new study on monkeys suggests it could one day be used to slow brain aging, too. Hints of the drug's anti-aging affects have been seen previously in retrospective studies on people who take the drug for diabetes, and also in worm, fly and rodent studies.
Elderly Monkeys Aged More Slowly When Given a Cheap Diabetes Drug Used by Millions
Scientists have long been interested in metformin, a widely prescribed drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, for its potential to delay aging.
How a low-cost diabetes drug metformin can slow ageing in male monkeys
The scientists have said much more research would be required before metformin can be approved as an anti-ageing compound in humans.
The brain aged more slowly in monkeys given a cheap diabetes drug
Monkeys that received metformin daily showed slower age-associated brain decline than did those not given the drug. Furthermore, their neuronal activity resembled that of monkeys about six years younger (equivalent to around 18 human years) and the animals had enhanced cognition and preserved liver function.
Common diabetes drug found to significantly slow down aging
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have made a groundbreaking discovery about aging, raising the question: is it reversible? Their research sheds light on how metformin, a common medication for type 2 diabetes,
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