The Economic Times

Type 2 diabetes medicine widely used since 1922 may affect blood sugar patient's brain, claims recent study

Metformin may have been part of diabetes medicine for generations, but scientists are still uncovering new chapters in its story. The possibility that the brain participates in its glucose-lowering action is a reminder that the human body's metabolic system is deeply interconnectedand that even some of medicine's oldest tools can still teach researchers something unexpected.