Side effects of prostate cancer surgery far less when performed by specialist
...ves that run to the corpora cavernosa, the spongy, erectile bodies in the penis, sit outside the capsule of the prostate. This led Walsh to develop nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy. Many men, however, still decline to have the surgery because of high rates of reported side effects in the bedroom and ba...New class of drugs for erectile dysfunction unveiled
...t may yield strong candidates for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (also known as impotence) that may be ...t study points toward promising new treatments for erectile dysfunction. The first reliable oral medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, Viagra&#......usal. But unlike remedies developed expressly for erectile dysfunction, which have proven disappointing in clinical trials with women, treatments that home in on arginase may offer hope for both sexes. "There is intense interest in new targets for sexual dysfunction therapy," said Christianson, the Edmund an...Research team unlocks secrets of the firefly flash
... messages between cells, most notably for treating erectile dysfunction, it now has a new role in helping to carry messages between individual fireflies. Many animals, including jellyfish and bacteria, are capable of the seemingly magical feat of converting chemical energy into a bioluminescent glow. "However...Dinosaurs had a "rostral nostril," says Science researcher
...lood flow to the nose, particularly to a region of erectile tissue that is associated with the fleshy nostril. In dinosaurs, these traces of blood flow to the erectile tissue are all located forward or forward and downward within the bony nostril. Why would the rostra...Palatin Technologies' PT-141 increases sexual behavior in female animals
...ffects. A Phase 2A efficacy study of patients with erectile dysfunction is scheduled to begin later this year....s with its lead drug, PT-141, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and is developing additional therapeutic compounds discovered using its enabling peptid...The building blocks of erection: Nitric oxide...and more nitric oxide
...application towards new and improved therapies for erectile dysfunction, Burnett says, this understanding of nitric oxide's effect can be extended to other areas of the body that are more difficult to observe, such as the heart and other internal organs....Testosterone gel (AndroGel) study demonstrates safety and efficacy up to 42 months
...ith conditions such as diminished interest in sex, erectile dysfunction (ED), osteoporosis, reduced lean body mass, depressed mood and fatigue. In the trial, led by REI investigators, 92 hypogonadal men, with an average age of 52, received continuous replacement with testosterone gel for up to 42 months (aver...Personal body part grown in a dish
...d three-dimensional scaffolds of collagen from the erectile tissue of rabbits. They also took samples of the s... a few days more growth, the result resembled real erectile tissue. Next, Atala removed the corpora cavernosa from almost the entire length of the exterior par...Gene therapy may be a cure for post-radical prostatectomy erectile dysfunction
...but also may be an ideal treatment for neuropathic erectile dysfunction (ED). Neuropathic ED results from dam...of those being the high likelihood of experiencing erectile dysfunction." said Michael Chancellor, M.D., director of neurourology at UPMC and professor of urolo...Research links erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease
...niversity Health Centre (MUHC), show that men with erectile dysfunction are more likely to have cardiovascular...0 Canadian men annually. "Our study suggests, that erectile dysfunction, particularly in young men, may be an early warning sign of heart disease and stroke," s...Tissue engineering for erectile dysfunction?
...step further; showing that the nerves required for erectile function can be induced to grow through tissue engineering. "Right now we can do partial penile repair, but in order to do complete replacements, we need to make sure all the parts are there, including the nerves," Atala said. "This research takes...Researchers involved in renal and cardiovascular function gather for fall conference
...TION: Type II diabetes is a major risk factor for erectile dysfunction, although the exact mechanism(s) are n...on of the penis' circulation, thereby reducing the erectile response, in obese, diabetic rats. (Dr. Wingard/Thursday PM) GENETICS AND KIDNEY CANCER Kidney...Obesity, kidney genetics, erectile dysfunction among highlighted research at APS Meeting
...CTION Type II diabetes is a major risk factor for erectile dysfunction, although the exact mechanism(s) are n...on of the penis' circulation, thereby reducing the erectile response, in obese, diabetic rats. (Dr. Wingard/Thursday PM) GENETICS AND KIDNEY CANCER Kidney...Could a specific protein contribute to erectile dysfunction for the diabetic and obese?
..., GA) More than eight million men are at risk for erectile dysfunction (ED) induced by Type II (insulin resis...mechanism(s) involved in diabetes mellitus induced erectile dysfunction (DMED) is not yet understood, a team of researchers has hypothesized that certain protei...Vanderbilt doctors use Viagra to treat infants with pulmonary hyptertension
...ospital have found a whole new use for the popular erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. Sildenafil, as it is called by its more anonymous chemical name, may have the power to save babies. Chronic pulmonary hypertension is virtually a death sentence in newborn babies. It can begin with a heart defect, or for rea...Muscle-derived cells and gene therapy may cure for post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction
...may be effective treatments for post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction (ED). Almost 80 percent of men who und...of those being the high likelihood of experiencing erectile dysfunction," said Michael Chancellor, M.D., senior author of all three studies and professor of uro...