Metformin may help in Parkinson’s disease
European Pharmaceutical Review | August 30, 2017
The neuroscientists at the University of Tübingen have identified a protein that plays an important role in the energy balance of cells. If the protein is missing, the energy balance is disturbed leading possibly to cell death and ultimately to the onset of the disease. Using cell cultures, the research team has now shown that the diabetes drug metformin acts on the energy budget, thereby protecting the cells. The study has been published in the current issue of the journal Brain.