# NYTimes: Can Metformin Actually Slow the Aging Process?

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**Created:** [May 1, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.gethealthspan.com/t/nytimes-can-metformin-actually-slow-the-aging-process/1892 "2025-05-01T16:55:47Z")\
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[https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/well/metformin-aging-longevity-benefits-risks.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/well/metformin-aging-longevity-benefits-risks.html)

Prompted by the growing off-label use of geroprotective drugs, a new _New York Times_ feature examines metformin’s candidacy as an “anti-aging” therapy. The piece distills the current evidence base: modest, strain-dependent lifespan extensions in rodents; conflicting observational data in humans; scant randomized trials that show neutral or muscle-blunting effects; and the still-unfunded TAME trial meant to provide hard end-points on cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and mortality.