50-Year-Old Secrets of Diabetic Drug Unlocked by Scots Experts

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SCOTTISH scientists have found new genetic links that explain how a common drug to treat diabetes works, giving hope for new treatments to be developed.

Metformin is taken by millions of people with diabetes around the world and has been used for more than 50 years. But until now, experts have not known exactly how the drug works.

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50-Year-Old Secrets of Diabetic Drug Unlocked by Scots Experts

A team of researchers at the University of Dundee has found how a gene known as ATM affects how well metformin works in different pat...

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