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Antidiabetic Drugs
Antidiabetic drugs are medications used to treat diabetes mellitus by lowering blood glucose levels. Generally, metformin is the first medication prescribed for type 2 diabetes. It works by lowering glucose production in the liver and improving your body's sensitivity to insulin so that your body uses insulin more effectively. Antidiabetic drugs have been approved as a kind of treatment.
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AUG 12, 2025Drug Discovery & Development
​​​​​​​Use of firstline type 2 diabetes medication, metformin, has been linked to a lower risk of dementia in obese pati ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 15, 2025Drug Discovery & Development
Anti-diabetic and obesity drug, tirzepatide induced weight loss in obese mice and reduced growth of breast cancer tumors ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 01, 2025Drug Discovery & Development
Semaglutide- the active ingredient in 'Wegovy' and 'Ozempic'- may lower dementia risk in people with type 2 diabetes.Written By: Annie LennonMAY 20, 2025Drug Discovery & Development
A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may also be used to treat prostate cancer.Written By: Annie LennonOCT 08, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
Weekly injections of the weight-loss drug, Wegovy, reduce the risk of COVID-related death and overall mortality in overw ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 22, 2024Neuroscience
A class of drugs used to treat diabetes has been linked to a 20% lower risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease.Written By: Annie LennonSEP 17, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
Two weeks of an intensive diabetes treatment can improve periodontal disease inflammation among patients with type 2 dia ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 14, 2024Neuroscience
Semaglutide, or 'Ozempic', does not increase the risk of neurological or psychiatric conditions compared to other antidi ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 04, 2024Cannabis Sciences
Metformin and cannabidiol (CBD) show promise for treating two genetic conditions with a high incidence of autism spectru ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes drugs known as GLP-1 agonists are linked to a lower risk of dementia compared to other drugs known as sulfonylu ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 29, 2023Cardiology
A popular weight loss drug appears to reduce heart risks.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 05, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A new antidiabetic drug may reduce the risk of respiratory and renal conditions, including end-stage renal disease and p ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 09, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJAN 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In a research breakthrough, scientists have found a hormone secreted by fat cells that plays a similar role to in ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 11, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Up to 10 percent of the population have benign lumps on their adrenal glands, triangular hormone-secreting glands that s ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is a common disease that occurs when high levels of blood sugar start to silently damage bodily tissue and orga ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 10, 2021Cardiology
Low blood sugar, otherwise called ‘hypoglycemia,’ is common among patients that have diabetes. This is espec ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 16, 2021Microbiology
Gut microbes are crucial to our health. They aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. But they can also ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
In type 1 diabetes, or T1D, the body’s own immune system mistakenly launches an aggressive attack on insulin-produ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 14, 2021Microbiology
Since researchers were able to use genetic technologies to reveal how important the gut microbiome is to human health, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 09, 2020Immunology
For patients with type 1 diabetes, hope is around the corner with a new experimental therapy that uses genetically modif ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 14, 2020Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 13, 2020Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
AUG 12, 2025
Drug Discovery & Development
​​​​​​​Use of firstline type 2 diabetes medication, metformin, has been linked to a lower risk of dementia in obese pati
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 15, 2025
Drug Discovery & Development
Anti-diabetic and obesity drug, tirzepatide induced weight loss in obese mice and reduced growth of breast cancer tumors
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 01, 2025
Drug Discovery & Development
Semaglutide- the active ingredient in 'Wegovy' and 'Ozempic'- may lower dementia risk in people with type 2 diabetes.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 20, 2025
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may also be used to treat prostate cancer.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 08, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Weekly injections of the weight-loss drug, Wegovy, reduce the risk of COVID-related death and overall mortality in overw
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 22, 2024
Neuroscience
A class of drugs used to treat diabetes has been linked to a 20% lower risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 17, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Two weeks of an intensive diabetes treatment can improve periodontal disease inflammation among patients with type 2 dia
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 14, 2024
Neuroscience
Semaglutide, or 'Ozempic', does not increase the risk of neurological or psychiatric conditions compared to other antidi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 04, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
Metformin and cannabidiol (CBD) show promise for treating two genetic conditions with a high incidence of autism spectru
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes drugs known as GLP-1 agonists are linked to a lower risk of dementia compared to other drugs known as sulfonylu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 29, 2023
Cardiology
A popular weight loss drug appears to reduce heart risks.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 05, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new antidiabetic drug may reduce the risk of respiratory and renal conditions, including end-stage renal disease and p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 09, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a research breakthrough, scientists have found a hormone secreted by fat cells that plays a similar role to in
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Up to 10 percent of the population have benign lumps on their adrenal glands, triangular hormone-secreting glands that s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is a common disease that occurs when high levels of blood sugar start to silently damage bodily tissue and orga
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 10, 2021
Cardiology
Low blood sugar, otherwise called ‘hypoglycemia,’ is common among patients that have diabetes. This is espec
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 16, 2021
Microbiology
Gut microbes are crucial to our health. They aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. But they can also
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
In type 1 diabetes, or T1D, the body’s own immune system mistakenly launches an aggressive attack on insulin-produ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 14, 2021
Microbiology
Since researchers were able to use genetic technologies to reveal how important the gut microbiome is to human health, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 09, 2020
Immunology
For patients with type 1 diabetes, hope is around the corner with a new experimental therapy that uses genetically modif
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 14, 2020
Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 13, 2020
Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes