The diabetes drug metformin may protect against age-related macular degeneration, a potentially blinding condition for which there appears to be no effective preventive measures, researchers contend.
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Researchers have found new potential for a safe and widely used medication. The discovery could be “life-changing” for patients at risk of dementia, they say.
Nursing home residents who have diabetes and chronic kidney disease are commonly given medications that are not in keeping with best practice guidelines or prescribing information, according to recently published research.
