diabetes

Metformin Seen to Aid Cognition, Brain Biology in MS Rat Model

Treatment with the diabetes medication metformin was seen to lessen cognitive impairment, improve coordination, and normalize neuronal activity in a rat model of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study reporting these findings,Ā “Evaluation of the effects of metformin as adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase activator on spatial learning and…

Protein from Parasite Lowers Relapse Rates, Evidence of Demyelination in Mice with MS

A moleculeĀ secreted by a parasite was seen to prevent autoimmune reactionsĀ in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS). As this molecule, a protein factor or peptide, also worked to preventĀ diabetes, researchers suggestĀ it might be developed intoĀ aĀ potential treatment for autoimmune diseases. The study, “A parasite-derived 68-mer peptide ameliorates…