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Taking sildenafil for erectile dysfunction reduced the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study looking at medical records of over 260,000 found. Geriatrics expert Lolita Nidadavolu at Johns Hopkins and coauthor of an editorial on the study says there is a …
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Men who took sildenafil for erectile dysfunction experienced less Alzheimer’s disease than men who did not, a very large study looking at medical records found. One problem, says Lolita Nidadavolu, a Johns Hopkins geriatrics expert and coauthor of an editorial …
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Examining the medical records of more than 265,000 men has revealed that those who took the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil experienced a reduced rate of Alzheimer’s disease in comparison to those who did not. Lolita Nidadavolu, a geriatrics expert at …
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Dementia encompasses quite a few conditions, including Alzheimer’s but also frontotemporal, Lewy body, and vascular dementia, and others. Halima Amjad, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins, says two of these types are seen most often. Amjad: We actually think that …
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Dementia should be thought of as a general description that encompasses behavioral and functional changes. That’s according to Halima Amjad, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins. Amjad: Dementia really is just an umbrella term for a number of different diseases. …
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