Updated On: 10 June, 2024 03:34 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The research showed that Viagra (Sildenafil), mostly used for erectile dysfunction, has the capability to open minute blood vessels of the brain, thus improving blood flow and resulting in improvement of memory loss

Image for representational purposes only. Photo Courtesy: iStock
Praising a new study by University of Oxford researchers, who found that the Viagra drug, also called Sildenafil, has the potential to prevent dementia (memory loss), Delhi-based doctors on Sunday said that this is a pathbreaking trial linking "Sildenafil with improvement in vascular dementia".
According to Dr. Rajeev Mehta, Senior Psychiatrist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, is a type of dementia that affects thinking, memory and day-to-day behaviour due to conditions that damage blood vessels and disrupt blood flow to the brain.