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This finding reinforces the improvement of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease symptoms that physicians noticed in patients who were started on diabetes medication.<\/p>\n<p>Although generally considered safe, metformin can cause refractory and fatal metabolic lactic acidosis if continued during some procedures and medical tests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian researcher Freda Miller is reporting in a new study that the commonly prescribed diabetes drug metformin has been shown to cause brain cell growth in mice. This finding reinforces the improvement of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease symptoms that physicians noticed in patients who were started on diabetes medication. 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