Metformin is a go-to diabetes drug, and researchers are looking at whether it can be used as a cancer-fighting supplement, too.

A study reveals that adopting a healthier lifestyle is more effective in preventing diabetes than the drug metformin.

Metformin is a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat the condition in 1994.

New research shows the anti-aging drug Rapamycin extends lifespan as effectively as dietary restriction in vertebrates. Unlike calorie-cutting, the dr ...

The findings about the treatment of diabetes with the help of lifestyle over the drug are published in The Lancet Diabetes ...

Published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal and conducted by researchers including those from The University ...

In the early 2000s a clinical trial showed that lifestyle modification was better than metformin at preventing Type 2 ...

For centuries, humans have searched for ways to extend life. Alchemists never found the philosopher's stone, but scientists ...

Researchers at Columbia University have discovered that metformin, a well-known diabetes drug, may play an important role in ...

Research suggests that while cutting calories might help you lose weight and reduce risk of disease, it also carries health ...

Rapamycin may help prolong life as much as some dietary interventions, according to animal research. These findings, though, ...

The anti-aging drug Rapamycin has the same life-extending effect as eating less, according to new research from the ...