Will scientists treat dementia drug for erectile dysfunction?

Vascular dementia is the second most common occurrence of the most common forms of dementia. In the UK there are about 110 000 cases of dementia.

Will scientists treat dementia drug for erectile dysfunction?

The research team led by Dr. Atticus Hainsworth St George's School, University of London, plans to study tadalafil, which is a drug of the same action as Viagra. It is expected that this drug can help prevent vascular dementia due to the fact that tadalafil dilates blood vessels, increasing blood flow to the brain, which has a positive effect on patients with dementia caused by vascular problems.

Vascular dementia is often caused by damage to the small blood vessels of the brain, resulting in decreased blood flow to the brain tissues. Such changes are found in the brains of 50-70% of elderly people.

Atticus Hainsworth, scientific director of the group says: "Cialis - a drug widely used to increase blood flow to the tissues of the penis. In the proposed study, we will study whether it can do the same for other vital organa- brain ... ".

Doug Brown, director of research and development of the Alzheimer's Society said: "The development of medicines may take decades, and unfortunately, the way to the development of the treatment of dementia in the last decade consists of drugs that failed in clinical trials. The more we learn about the causes of dementia and its connection to other conditions, it is hoped that the treatment that we usually use for other diseases, may also be effective in patients with dementia. By next year, 850,000 people in the UK suffer from dementia, and we owe it to them to take all our best for the development of effective treatments. "

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