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A diabetes drug promotes brain repair — but it only works in females

September 11, 2019 by

Study finds that the diabetes drug metformin, known to promote brain repair, can also help restore cognitive function in adult mice but only in females and in a way that is dependent on the sex hormone estradiol.

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