from the viagra-treats-something-else-but-I-cant-remember-what dept.
TAKING Viagra slashes Alzheimer's risk by two-thirds, research suggests.
Scientists claim the love drug may help boost brain health and cut levels of toxic proteins that trigger dementia.
Experts analysed data on 7.2 million U.S. adults and found regular users had a 69 per cent lower chance of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's over the next six years.
Medics say the findings, published in the journal Nature Aging suggest the little blue pill could soon be prescribed to tackle dementia.
They are now planning a fresh study to test the benefits of sildenafil – the generic version of Viagra – in early Alzheimer's patients.
Study Finds Viagra Usage Could Reduce Alzheimer's Risk by 70 Percent:
With new drug development being a time and cost-intensive process, researchers in the pharma industry have turned to repurpose already approved drugs.
[...] In the case of Alzheimer's disease, two proteins, namely beta-amyloid and tau, begin accumulating inside the brain, leading to clots and tangles. Clinical trials targeting these proteins have failed in the past decade [...] Recent research has also shown that the two proteins that work together cause the disease. The researchers began investigating which of the approved drugs could act on both the proteins at the same time instead of targeting just one.
Giant Study Finds Viagra Is Linked to Almost 70% Lower Risk of Alzheimer's:
It's not the first time sildenafil use has been linked with better health outcomes, with the drug previously showing promise in a range of different scientific contexts, including cancer and malaria research among others.
[...] Out of over 1,600 such medications already approved by the FDA, sildenafil turned out to be one of the most promising candidates.
[...] "We hypothesized that drugs targeting the molecular network intersection of amyloid and tau endophenotypes should have the greatest potential for success... Sildenafil, which has been shown to significantly improve cognition and memory in preclinical models, presented as the best drug candidate."
If the drug is approved for this use, then Alzheimer's patients will have a hard time forgetting things.
See Also: Could Viagra reduce Alzheimer's risk?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Gaaark on Wednesday December 08 2021, @03:54AM (2 children)
This is to go with:
https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/4215170/kim-kardashian-butt-boobs-fendi-skims-ad-photos/?rec_article=true [the-sun.com]
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @04:09AM
Bloody Cardassians! I just got the damned thing fixed.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @04:58AM
Thanks for sending me the photo of the one woman I would require Viagra to get hard for.
Is this the control part of the experiment?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @03:56AM
Keep banging, boys.
Can't keep up? You just not trying.
(Score: 4, Funny) by jelizondo on Wednesday December 08 2021, @04:09AM (2 children)
I only take Viagra to prevent Alzheimer's
;-)
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Sounds like a marketing idea... Like reading Playboy just for the articles...
(Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @10:22AM (1 child)
Plus it keeps you from rolling out of bed at night.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday December 08 2021, @08:46PM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @04:46AM (3 children)
I choose Alzheimer's. To hell with females.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @05:00AM (2 children)
No worries. This company can satisfy your needs:
https://reallifelovedolls.com/ [reallifelovedolls.com]
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @05:53AM (1 child)
No they can't. I don't see any male dolls.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @07:00PM
I know for a fact https://www.realdoll.com/ [realdoll.com] will hook you up by looking at their catalog. You can buy male dolls or insert a penis into a female doll to turn it into a tranny. I think all of these are way too much trouble compared to just using your hands and a video playback device, though.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @05:51AM (2 children)
Why would somebody take Viagra?
Couldn't possibly be that people with dementia don't need Viagra, or it couldn't possibly be the case that regular sex prevents dementia.
Nope, must be the boner pill. Magic boner pill. Boners for all, but abortion and birth control should be illegal.
(Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @06:10AM (1 child)
Wait til they discover buttsex cures prostate cancer. They'll NEVER tell you that.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @07:03PM
It did nothing to cure my prostate cancer. Sure got my doctor's dick off every office visit though. I'm wondering if this guy went to a good med school.
(Score: 2) by legont on Wednesday December 08 2021, @06:32AM (3 children)
It takes serious mental effort to find a suitable women once one is at old age. The activity is way more fun than crossword puzzles too, which are proven to help somewhat.
Having said that, I am switching back from Levitra.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday December 08 2021, @03:27PM
Cialis has the desirable side effect of making the urine flow freely.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @04:52PM (1 child)
If you ask teh ladies, I bet they would rather you go loopy and stay the hell away from their shriveled dried up genitals and just LISTEN to their endless drivel about the neighbors or some TV show or what Aunt Shiela said. WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN????
(Score: 2) by legont on Wednesday December 08 2021, @10:11PM
Those are easy to get all right, but don't qualify as suitable.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by MostCynical on Wednesday December 08 2021, @07:53AM (3 children)
you could just exercise [alzheimers.org.uk]
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 3, Interesting) by ls671 on Wednesday December 08 2021, @08:12AM (1 child)
Exactly what I came here to post, maybe people who wouldn't take Viagra anymore wouldn't do any exercise at all and would never elevate their heart beat anymore. For some people, sex is the only exercise they do. But hey, nowadays simple solutions don't seem to fit anymore, a pill is needed for everything!
Everything I write is lies, including this sentence.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday December 08 2021, @03:28PM
If they don't take the blue pill, and have Alzheimers, they might not remember to exercise.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 4, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday December 08 2021, @07:55PM
69 > 45
Also, why not do both?
It seems like Alzheimer's would really fucking suck so I'm planning on doing my best to avoid it.