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Lifespan-Extending Treatments
Metformin Users Lived Longer In Bannister Study

By Brady Hartman on August 9, 2017

Summary: Can the diabetes drug metformin use help us live longer? While metformin users lived longer in the Bannister study, others disagree. This article explains both sides of the metformin use debate. [This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts.com website. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Metformin is a wildly popular medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. Derived from the French lilac, or Galega… Continue reading "Metformin Users Lived Longer In Bannister Study"
Lifespan-Extending Treatments
Metformin Prevents Cancer Say Researchers

By Brady Hartman on August 7, 2017

Summary: Studies show that the diabetes drug metformin reduces cancer rates by about a third. The drug is thought to ward off cancer by reducing blood sugar. Researchers are now conducting clinical trials of metformin on healthy senior adults. [This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts.com website. Follow us on Google+ or Reddit. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Can a generic medicine costing 5 cents… Continue reading "Metformin Prevents Cancer Say Researchers"
Anti-Aging Science, Lifespan-Extending Treatments
Researchers Developing 30 New Anti-Aging Therapies

By Brady Hartman on July 19, 2017

Summary: Lifespan-extension science, also known as geroscience, has gone mainstream as businesses are investing billions, and researchers have already identified 30 anti-aging compounds. With commentary by Google’s Larry Page and the geroscientist Steven N. Austad. [This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts.com website and was updated on Feb 26, 2018. Author: Brady Hartman.] Rather than fighting the chronic diseases of aging individually,… Continue reading "Researchers Developing 30 New Anti-Aging Therapies"

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Metformin Users Lived Longer In Bannister Study

Metformin Prevents Cancer Say Researchers

Researchers Developing 30 New Anti-Aging Therapies