25 Sep 2024

Science: Metformin's anti-aging promise, pitfalls of misnamed

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 25 September 2024
Aging and youth concept.

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Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at new research into metformin, a diabetes drug that's showing promise in slowing aging.

He'll also talk about how a drug being misnamed in a clinical trial had a cascading - and concerning - effect.

And how a company's decision to produce The Beatles also helped fund research that led to the creation of the CT scan.

Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology.

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