After a decades-long and largely fruitless hunt for drugs to combat Alzheimer’s disease, an unlikely candidate has raised its head: the erectile dysfunction pill Viagra. Researchers found that men who were prescribed Viagra and similar medications were 18% less likely to develop the most common form of dementia years later than those who went without the drugs.

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The Guardian Nigeria

Nigeria

Study Suggests Viagra May Lower Risks Of Alzheimer’s Disease

A study suggests a link, but more research is needed to prove the drugs benefit the brain.

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BBC News

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United Kingdom

Men on Viagra may reduce their Alzheimer's risk

Study based around a group of men with erectile dysfunction

The Independent

Evgeny Lebedev

London

Greater London

England

Viagra could be the key to curing Alzheimer’s

A new study has claimed that drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction could be linked with a reduction in the risk of Alzheimer's disease. According to a report in The Guardian, men who were prescribed Viagra and similar medications were 18 per cent less likely to develop the most common form of dementia later in life than those who didn't take any such drug. The effect was strong in men with most prescriptions, scientists found in their researc…

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Gautam Adani

New Delhi

Delhi Division

Delhi

India

Viagra, Other Similar Drugs May Lower Alzheimer's Risk, Says Study

A study found that men who took the little blue pill had an 18 percent reduced risk for Alzheimer's.

Daily Express

Reach plc

Viagra could 'lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease', new study finds

Researchers followed more than 250,000 men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction over a period of five years, finding those who were taking erectile dysfunction drugs were 18% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s

Daily Mirror

Viagra 'could reduce risk of Alzheimer’s' in men by almost 20%, finds major study

Men who take drugs for erectile dysfunction may be inadvertently reducing their odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.

Shropshire Star

MNA Media

Ketley

Shropshire

Men who take Viagra have lower odds of Alzheimer’s – study

Researchers looked at a large group of men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction.

Evening Standard

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Patricia Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere

Carron Greig

Participants using this treatment were 18 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease during the study period.

Newsweek

IBT Media

United States

Alzheimer's risk may be lowered by erectile dysfunction drugs

Researchers studied the effects on more than 250,000 men over five years

Wales Online

Wales

Viagra could cut risk of dementia and Alzheimer's by 18%

Alzheimer's Research UK called the findings "encouraging," but backed more research to explore the results and examine the impact erectile dysfunction drugs could have on others.

Sky News UK

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Viagra and erectile dysfunction drugs could cut Alzheimer's risk in men, study suggests

Viagra reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's by 18%, study suggests

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