Repurposing Diabetes Drug Metformin to Counteract Weight Gain in Youth Undergoing Bipolar Medication
In an era where medicine is continuously evolving, researchers are always on the lookout for new applications of existing drugs. Recently, a large-scale study has uncovered that the drug metformin, commonly used to manage type 2 diabetes, can be repurposed to address a significant side-effect of bipolar medication in young people: weight gain. The Pervasiveness…