In the hunt to ward off dementia, research out of the UK this week looked to assess whether existing drugs could be repurposed to fight the memory-robbing illness. And it may come as a surprise that erection meds may help prevent people from going soft in the head.
The study, funded by an Alzheimer’s research charity and conducted at the University of Exeter, looked at 80 drugs that have already been approved for other applications. They found three drugs did the tricks.
Zostavax, the shingles vaccine, showed the most promising results - but runners-up riluzole (originally developed to treat a muscle-weakening disease) and sildenafil (commonly sold as Viagra) made enough improvements to be flagged for further research related to Alzheimer’s.
According to the study, previous research shows a possible connection between the shingles virus and dementia. Alzheimer’s has been linked to immune system malfunctions, some of which the shingles vaccine could potentially combat.
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