But treatments are available to help. That’s where medications come in — like metformin for PCOS. Originally developed for type 2 diabetes, metformin is now widely used off-label for PCOS.

What do chickens and people with a common reproductive disorder have in common? More than one might think -- and a widely-used diabetes medication might just be the surprising link.

The good news? There isn’t a metformin diet plan you need to follow. The bad news? There isn’t a metformin diet plan to follow. That can feel overwhelming if you’re unsure where to start ...

Compared with the original placebo group, the median time without diabetes was extended by 3.5 years in the lifestyle group and 2.5 years in the metformin group. The original DPP clinical trial ...

INCHEON, South Korea — The diabetes drug metformin may reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in patients with overweight or obese, independent of weight loss, according to results from a ...

“GPs [general practitioners] are very familiar with metformin, which is a low-cost, safe medication,” said the study’s corresponding author, Professor Flavia Cicuttini, Head of Rheumatology ...

Some types of cell are more likely than others to give rise to tumours. A rapid cell cycle is a newly identified predictor of cancer susceptibility. Cells in the human body accumulate cancer ...

The menstrual cycle is the monthly series of hormone-driven events in the body that culminates in either a menstrual period or pregnancy. Each menstrual cycle starts on the first day of a period ...

The 2024-25 season went almost as well as Cori Close could have imaged. Almost. Close led the Bruins to a 23-0 start and won the program's first Big Ten championship (and the first conference ...

However, as noted, metformin may increase your risk of vitamin b12 deficiency. This could contribute to hair thinning or interrupt your hair’s natural growth cycle. Other Potential Causes of ...

Cori McMillan celebrates mid homerun trot. / Virginia Tech Athletics. Cori McMillan is the third Hokie all-time to earn this honor of gracing the top-10 finalist list. Most recently Keely Rochard ...

Snoop Dogg is grandpoppin’ it like it’s hot. Nearly two months after the “Gin and Juice” rapper’s daughter Cori Broadus prematurely gave birth to her daughter at 25 weeks, he spoke out ...