Common Drug Has the Potential to Slow Aging, Boost Cancer Recovery
31st March 2013
Some exciting research from the University of Montreal has found that the drug metformin, commonly prescribed for diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), has the potential to slow aging and fight cancer. The study, published in Aging Cell, found that metformin reduces the body’s production of inflammatory cytokines, which accelerate aging.
Watch the FDA prohibit it being used for such an unapproved purpose.