A widely used diabetes drug has been found to have an unexpected and alluring side effect – it encourages the growth of new neurons in the brain, a new study has found.
The neural effects of the drug, called metformin, also help mice become smarter, according to the study.
The discovery is an important step toward therapies that aim to repair the brain not by introducing new stem cells but rather by spurring those that are already present into action.
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