Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists ...

A Garvan-led clinical trial has found that using a common and inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug reduces insulin needs in type ...

Experts recommend speaking to a doctor before changing medication routines. A new study suggests metformin, one of the most ...

Rutgers scientists found that metformin can blunt many of the metabolic and cardiovascular improvements normally produced by ...

Metformin appears to blunt improvements in blood pressure, fitness and blood sugar control that normally come from regular ...

A recent study reveals that metformin, a long-used diabetes drug, operates directly in the brain, potentially opening new treatment avenues.

New research now suggests that stopping diabetes drug metformin early may up the risk of developing thinking and memory problems as patients age. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI Millions of people with ...

New research reveals metformin may reduce exercise benefits for diabetes patients, affecting blood sugar control and fitness ...

The META-AF trial found fewer recurrences of atrial arrhythmias, a benefit unexplained by weight loss or glycemic control.

Researchers found that metformin -- a drug that has been around for more than a half-century to regulate blood sugar -- may have a different ability: It can target senescent cells that affect muscle ...

A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease: exercise.

Metformin is an old drug. In its earliest form, it was an extract from lilacs and was purportedly used in the 1700s to treat what the French called “sweet urine disease,” which we now know as diabetes ...