Review of metformin's benefits for cardiovascular and brain health finds surprising reduction in prostate cancer

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Recent research published in Rejuvenation Research indicates that metformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, also reduces the risk of prostate cancer while lowering death risk, cardiovascular disease, and dementia among patients.

A drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes has the added bonus of reducing the risk of prostate cancer, new research has found. For the study, published in Rejuvenation Research, researchers conducted a literature review of research from the past 10 years, covering 2.25 million patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin. They found metformin use in people with type 2 diabetes was associated with a reduced risk of death, cardiovascular disease and dementia.