Metformin has been a go-to treatment for type 2 diabetes since the late 1950s for patients unable to control blood sugar through diet and exercise alone.
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AMAZON DEBUTS WAREHOUSE ROBOT WITH A SENSE OF TOUCH
Amazon's new robot, named “Vulcan,” has a sense of touch that lets it pick up and carry about three-quarters of the one million items in an Amazon warehouse without crushing or otherwise damaging the merchandise, the company says.
A NEW AND BETTER WAY TO CURE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
When dangerous bacteria invade our bodies and make us sick, we use antibiotics to get rid of them.
REFRIGERATOR-SIZE MACHINE MAKES CLEANER GASOLINE FROM AIR
New York City startup Aircela has demonstrated a modular machine about the size of a household refrigerator that brings air in and delivers a lower-emission gasoline ready to use in today’s engines with no modifications.
ANOTHER MOLECULE IN HUMANS FOUND TO COMBAT COGNITIVE DECLINE
Astrocytes are the most common kind of cell in our brains. They perform a variety of tasks—maintaining the blood-brain barrier that keeps the brain safe from toxins, cleaning up waste, and fostering strong connections among neurons, the brain’s workhorse cells.
STEM CELL TREATMENT TO REVERSE PARALYSIS GOES TO CLINICAL TRIAL
The world’s first stem cell treatment to restore movement lost after severe spinal cord injury is about to begin.
SOUND MAY BE THE NEW OZEMPIC
It’s been known for decades that playing music near plants will make them grow bigger and faster. Now scientists in Japan have found that playing a musical tone at animal fat cells in a lab dish curbs their development by as much as 15 percent.
“SUPERWOOD” GOES COMMERCIAL
This summer, the startup InventWood will begin mass-producing “SuperWood,” a super-densified wood that the creators say is 10 times stronger than the original tree.
DISSOLVING PLASTIC WASTE USING COMMON MATERIALS AND AIR
Scientists are creating next-generation methods to recycle plastic without using the toxic solvents still common in many processes.
NEW METHOD RECOVERS 99 PERCENT OF LITHIUM FROM USED EV BATTERIES
Electric vehicle (EV) batteries are voracious users of a range of increasingly rare and costly minerals.