German scientists investigating why mice given Viagra were resistant to obesity say they have discovered a “quite amazing” anti-obesity effect related to a cell signaling pathway that tells the body how to store fat. The researchers say that sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra) converts white fat cells intobrown fat, which burns caloric energy much […]
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Viagra touted as MS treatment
Pharma giant Pfizer may soon may be cranking out even more little blue pills if the results from a recent study in Spain hold up. Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, may soon get a clinical trial for treating multiple sclerosis (MS) in humans thanks to an animal model study that demonstrated a practically complete […]