[non-]

The exciting thing about these findings is not that the monkey's live longer, it's that their brains aged slower.

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Highlights:

• Metformin prevents brain atrophy, elevating cognitive function in aged male primates

• Metformin slows the pace of aging across diverse male primate tissues

• Metformin counterparts neuronal aging, delivering geroprotection via Nrf2 in male primates

[iwontberude]

• Metformin-associated lactic acidosis has an estimated death rate of up to 50%.

[giardini]

So... don't overdose?

[iwontberude]

It can build up over time and requires regular blood work.