Gene Therapy Reverses Erectile Dysfunction in Rats
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SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Gene therapy using nerve growth factors reversed erectile dysfunction in rats within four weeks, say University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.
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Eli Lilly's erectile dysfunction drug can now be taken daily.
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NEW YORK  - A small pilot study shows that gene therapy might help men with erectile dysfunction.
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NEW YORK Men with sexual dysfunction have gotten help in the form of a pill. Now women with sexual dysfunction may get help in the form of a patch.
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Researchers have discovered a gene mutation which prevents otherwise healthy carriers from feeling pain.
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Laboratory studies conducted at  Queen&#39;s University Belfast, UK suggest that taking the erectile  dysfunction drug Viagra may adversely affect sperm function and  possibly male fertility.
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A course of injections of alpha-interferon (Intron-A) seems to improve penile curvature and sexual satisfaction in men with Peyronie's disease, American urologists reported here on Wednesday at the meeting of the International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research.
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Researchers use gene therapy to stop pain signals before they reach the brain.
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Viagra may aid in the treatment of enlarged hearts that can result from high blood pressure, tests on animals indicate. Plans are under way for a trial to determine if similar results occur in humans given the drug widely used to treat erectile dysfunction.
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Vivus Inc., a maker of drugs and medical devices to treat impotence, said Wednesday that its testosterone spray improved sexual desire in women with low libido in a clinical trial.
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They report that they injected nine male macaque monkeys with Eppin, a protein from the testes. Seven became infertile, and of these five became fertile again when the treatment stopped.
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Transplanting brain cells produced from human embryonic stem cells helped fix stroke damage in the brains of rats, according to scientists who hope to test the same thing in people within about five years.
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An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease seemed to improve symptoms &#151; dramatically so, for one 59-year-old man &#151; without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients. The gene therapy treatment involved slipping billions of copies of a gene into the brain to calm overactive brain circuitry.
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Men who take multiple blood pressure medications can also take Viagra without risking additional problems, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - Otherwise healthy men who smoke risk developing erectile dysfunction -- and the more cigarettes they smoke, the greater the risk of erectile dysfunction, according to a new study.
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A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction could help Israeli fighter pilots perform better at high altitudes, the Israeli military's official magazine said on Thursday.
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Scientists have identified a gene which controls the body&#39;s ability to repair the nerve damage inflicted by diseases like multiple sclerosis.