Baylor College of Medicine Researchers Discover Metformin Acts on Brain

Baylor College of Medicine Researchers Discover Metformin Acts on Brain

Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that metformin, a widely prescribed medication for type 2 diabetes used for decades, acts directly on the brain to help regulate blood sugar levels. Traditionally, the medical community understood the drug’s glucose-lowering effects as operating primarily through the liver—by decreasing glucose production via the enzyme AMPK—and … Read more