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After 60 years, researchers find hidden brain pathway behind metformin diabetes drug
27 Sep 2025 06:00 GMT
For decades, doctors have relied on metformin to help … metformin’s action could point to new drug targets.
If a medicine … to developing new diabetes treatments that directly target … trials that measure brain exposure, glucose outcomes, and safety.
Metformin …
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Diabetes drug and antihistamine could together repair multiple sclerosis damage, trial finds
26 Sep 2025 12:38 GMT
… from the phase two clinical trial, CCMR-Two, carried out … from animal studies showed that metformin enhances the effect of … of people remain without effective treatment.
Those drugs that do exist only … the trials for six months, half of whom took the drug …
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Hope for MS sufferers over drugs that 'can repair damaged nerves': Scientists say they are on the brink of creating breakthrough treatment
27 Sep 2025 00:58 GMT
… brink of creating a breakthrough treatment for multiple sclerosis which could … .
But medics have found a combination of the diabetes drug metformin and clemastine … MS Society, which funded the trial, said: 'These results could …
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Zuogui Pill’s Mechanism in PCOS Revealed by Proteomics
26 Sep 2025 14:40 GMT
… Chinese herbal remedy, the Zuogui Pill. Recent research … therapies or metformin. However, these treatments can come … well-designed clinical trials that examine the … medical frameworks. Most herbal treatments lack the rigorous testing that pharmaceutical drugs …
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Doctors believe they are ‘on the brink of a new class of treatments’ for MS
26 Sep 2025 10:21 GMT
Doctors in Cambridge believe they are … class of treatments” for multiple sclerosis (MS) after a trial in … repaired.
The treatment involves combining the common diabetes drug, metformin, with clemastine … led the latest CCMR-Two trial, said: “I am increasingly …
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New Weight-Loss Drug Ecnoglutide Shows Bigger Results Than Current Options
25 Sep 2025 19:33 GMT
… trials for weight loss. Its recent and successful Phase 3 trial … -based counterparts.
This trial, completed by researchers … 2 diabetes medication metformin.
In the results, both medications had … -1 drugs for obesity and type 2 diabetes treatment.
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The Current Situation and Future Trends of Ergothioneine in Biology and Medical Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
25 Sep 2025 14:06 GMT
… nutrient”, “disease”, “diseases”, “healthy”, “medical”, “medicine”, “pharmacology”, “pharmacognosy”, “life”, “ … technologies for disease treatment. Therefore, we … trials. However, the current clinical trial … absorption of metformin. J Pharmaceut Sci. 2013 …
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‘I’m pre-diabetic. My doctor won’t prescribe Metformin, which I have access to. If the normal starting dosage for a diabetic is 500 mg, could 250 mg help reduce my carb cravings?’
25 Sep 2025 02:07 GMT
… Neela Initiative, said that prediabetes treatment starts with intensive lifestyle changes … essential to consult with your doctor to determine whether this … considerations before starting metformin. Metformin is the most studied medication for prediabetes, and …
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Genomic Medication Tests: Should the NHS Catch Up?
24 Sep 2025 19:56 GMT
… response to 111 prescription drugs. These include treatments for cardiovascular disease, diabetes … and metformin to codeine and atorvastatin.
How a patient responds to medications … can happen similarly with hospital doctors. It really does depend on …
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India to rewrite drug-quality rulebook to match US, EU, Japan standards
24 Sep 2025 17:48 GMT
… Indian-made medicines and help grow the country’s pharmaceutical market. The … , and antidiabetic drugs including Dapagliflozin, Vildagliptin and Metformin prolonged-release tablets … of substandard drugs.
Harshad Lalwani, founder of Hummsa Biotech, views IP …