Can metformin actually slow the ageing process?

Can metformin actually slow the ageing process?

The research on metformin and human longevity is scant, but that hasn’t stopped some people from experimenting with it. A few years ago, Marc Provissiero, a...

A few years ago, Marc Provissiero, a film producer who was approaching the age of 55, began to think of the next decades of his life. He enrolled in a luxury longevity clinic for a few hundred dollars a month and began to control his blood tests, to eat better and to sleep better. He wanted to stay active as he grew older: he played tennis, surfed, hiking and spent time with his little daughter. But during Mr. Provissiero’s annual medical check-…