Men on Viagra Found To Have 18% Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors such as Viagra are, of course, best known for effectively treating erectile dysfunction, but a study of nearly 270,000 men has added to the growing body of evidence that they may also lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

University College London (UCL) researchers looked at 269,725 male participants in the UK, with an average age of 59, with no evidence of cognitive impairment, who had recently been diagnosed with erectile dysfunction. In the five-year study, the researchers assessed the cohort in two groups:

Those who had prescriptions for erectile dysfunction drugs such as sildenafil (Viagra) (55% of participants), and those who did not have their erectile dysfunction treated in this way (45%). University College London (UCL) researchers looked at 269,725 male participants in the UK, with an average age of 59, with no evidence of cognitive impairment, who had recently been diagnosed with erectile dysfunction.....