Viagra may be useful against Alzheimer's dementia

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“While these data are interesting scientifically, based on this study, I would not rush out to start taking sildenafil as a prevention for Alzheimer’s disease.”

Dr Jack Auty, lecturer in the Medical Sciences at the University of Tasmania, said: “In the field of Alzheimer’s disease research, we have been excited by many drugs over the years, only to have our hopes dashed in clinical trials. I will be following this research group and the research around sildenafil closely.”

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This might be a hard sell for insurance companies.

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I’ll take a hard stance on this and say I think its a good idea. We need to erect a stiff plan to combat Alzheimer’s.

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So many jokes. So many.

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As someone who used to work with dementia patients I am all for this. Hopefully it doesn’t take the next 100 years to get it approved for such a purpose.

-S

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