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Diabetes drugs appear to lower colorectal cancer risk

Written by | 16 Dec 2023

Glucagon-like receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), a class of type 2 diabetes drug treatments, appear to also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) researchers reported on Dec. 7, […]

Metformin lowers risk of long COVID

Written by | 10 Jun 2023

Treatment with the diabetes drug metformin immediately after testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus lowers the risk of developing long COVID by 41%. Researchers reported this finding on […]

Metformin appears to slow cognitive decline in Type 2 Diabetes

Written by | 10 Oct 2020

Treatment of Type 2 diabetes with metformin appears to inhibit cognitive decline and development of dementia in older patients, researchers reported on Sept. 23, 2020 in Diabetes Care. “We’ve […]

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