Viagra may improve brain functions, prevent dementia: Study
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Sildenafil, widely known by its brand name Viagra, may offer benefits beyond treating erectile dysfunction. Recent research suggests it can help prevent memory-related problems by increasing cerebral blood flow and enhancing blood vessel function in those at risk of vascular dementia. This finding is reported by Anuja Jaiswal in The Times of India (TOI).
Vascular dementia impacts cognitive functions like memory, reasoning, and judgment due to reduced blood supply to the brain, damaging brain tissue. Unlike Alzheimer's disease, where amyloid beta plaques block neuron connectivity, vascular dementia arises from obstructions in blood vessels leading to brain cell damage.
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