A commonly prescribed drug for diabetes, metformin, has a new side hustle. Besides helping to manage blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes, metformin can also fight off a type of cell that builds up in the ...

You might not think of diabetes when you think of muscle function. But a common diabetes drug that regulates blood sugar can also prevent muscle atrophy and muscular fibrosis -- which can help the ...

The loss of muscle mass, or muscle atrophy, is a relatively common condition in today’s aging and increasingly sedentary societies. While the disuse of muscles is the most frequent catalyst for muscle ...

As we age, our muscles atrophy. Earlier this year, researchers found that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a protein critical in skeletal muscle development loses its functionality due to nitration as ...

A common drug used to treat diabetes may help the elderly bounce back faster from muscle injury or illness. Researchers at University of Utah Health discovered that Metformin can prevent muscle ...

Loss of muscle mass (muscle atrophy) can be a result of aging or lifestyle habits, like being inactive or eating a poor diet. Muscle loss can also point to hormone abnormalities or underlying health ...

Monday, Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) presented new data for Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), a one-time gene therapy for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Final data from the SMART Phase ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.