erectile dysfunction
Animals
Brazil’s Banana Spider Poison May Treat Erectile Dysfunction
Thirty years ago, Brazilian scientists started looking into an interesting outcome of getting bitten by a banana spider: the venom caused people to experience priapism, which is a painful and long-lasting erection.
Inspired by the spider's venom, these scientists worked...
Medicine
Viagra Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s by Almost 70%, Study Finds
Research published recently suggests that Pfizer's erectile dysfunction drug Viagra can decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by up to 69 percent.
The research, which was published in Nature, found that the medication has a direct effect on brain...
Health
Bionic Penis Could Treat Erectile Dysfunction
Scientists have developed bionic penis augments to potentially treat erectile dysfunction in the future. If also successful in humans, it might lead to innovative therapies for this medical issue.
For the particular study, scientists focused on the tunica albuginea, a...
Greece
Who Needs Viagra When You Can Eat Like A Greek?
Dr. Athanasios Angelis, Greek cardiologist at Hippokratio Hospital in Athens, Greece, presented his research regarding erectile dysfunction at the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging in Vienna.
According to Angelis, all a man needs to fight the erectile dysfunction problem is...