Test subjects lost an average of 5 kg (11 lb) over 12 weeks, when taking semaglutide Semaglutide is a compound that’s already being developed as a treatment for diabetes, by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. According to a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Leeds, however, it may serve another valuable purpose...
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Why a diabetes drug could help in Parkinson’s disease
A diabetes drug might help in certain types of Parkinson’s disease, reports a team of German brain researchers headed by Dr. Julia Fitzgerald at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, the University of Tübingen and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Tübingen. The neuroscientists identified a protein that plays an important role in...
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Common diabetes drug may work by changing gut bacteria, study finds
A group of diabetics taking metformin had drastic changes in their gut flora The drug speeds growth of two types of bacteria which help control blood sugar A probiotic diet may be beneficial for people with diabetes, say researchers Specifically akkermansia and bifidobacterium strains are recommended The most common medication for type 2 diabetes may work...
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Diabetes drug may help symptoms of autism associated condition
Metformin 500mg tablets. A widely used diabetes medication could help people with a common inherited form of autism, research shows. Scientists found that a drug called metformin improves sociability and reduces symptomatic behaviours in adult mice with a form of Fragile X syndrome. Researchers say that metformin could be repurposed as a therapy for Fragile X syndrome...