A new study by the Cleveland Clinic has found that sildenafil, an FDA-approved therapy for erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, is a promising drug candidate to help prevent and treat Alzheimer s disease.
A study has found that Viagra—commonly prescribed to men with erectile dysfunction—could be a potential candidate for treating the degenerative disease.
Researchers from Ohio used a large gene-mapping network to analyze whether more than 1600 FDA-approved drugs could work against Alzheimer s. Sildenafil (Viagra) appeared at the top of the list.