/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9331/all en /newsroom/channels/news/globe-and-mail-could-your-diabetes-medication-be-next-anti-aging-pill-287966 <p>Scientists studying metformin say the generic drug slows the ‘burn rate’ in living cells in ways that increase longevity. […] Metformin, by contrast, has both an enviable safety profile and a decades-long history of human use, said Dr. Michael Pollak, director of cancer prevention in the department of oncology at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. […] <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/article-could-your-diabetes-medication-be-the-next-anti-aging-pill/">Read more</a></p> Mon, 09 Jul 2018 19:16:42 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 55242 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/diabetes-drug-may-help-symptoms-autism-associated-condition-268128 <p>Metformin, the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, could potentially be used to treat symptoms of Fragile X syndrome, an inherited form of intellectual disability and a cause of some forms of autism.</p> <p>A new study led by researchers at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, the University of Edinburgh and Université de Montréal has found that metformin improves social, behavioural and morphological defects in Fragile X mice.</p> Mon, 15 May 2017 15:43:15 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 29365 at /newsroom