This &quot;anti-ageing drug&quot; is actually just Metformin, an old drug commonly used to not help those suffering from type-2 diabetes. Some people like it, some people hate it.<p>&gt; Scientists think the best candidate for an anti-ageing drug is metformin, the world’s most widely used diabetes drug which costs just 10p a day. Metformin increases the number of oxygen molecules released into a cell, which appears to boost robustness and longevity.<p>Metformin actually inhibits cellular respiration by poisoning the mitochondria. The saturated fatty acid palmitate is an antidote for the effects of Metformin [1].<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sciencedirect.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;article&#x2F;pii&#x2F;S0005272812000552" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sciencedirect.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;article&#x2F;pii&#x2F;S0005272812...</a>