A Drug's Secret: Science of Metformin's Benefits Revealed

McMaster University Health Sciences
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Published 2019-12-09
Gregory Steinberg, professor of medicine at McMaster University, talks about a McMaster-led study that found that metformin induces the expression and secretion of a protein called growth differentiating factor 15, or GDF15. This discovery opens a number of avenues of research as scientists have been working to understand how a drug taken for diabetes may have beneficial effects on aging and other diseases. The study results were published in Nature Metabolism.

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All Comments (7)
  • @larsingvarsson5683
    The hammering noise in the back ground makes it impossible to listen to what is certainly an important message.
  • @garygjl9036
    what is the effect of metformin on Ribosomes? anyone?
  • @Man-u-flex
    What does metformin have to do with autism ? Makes zero sense
  • @kunalsingh4u
    It didn't have any affect on autism. Another way for drug company to push their medication to masses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5952346/