BRAIN TO PAIN, DO YOU READ ME?: Got a Migraine? Chronic Pain? Epilepsy? Try Viagra
June 28th, 2009
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Discover Magazine
These little blue pills have even been used as "enticements" for information gathering in Afghanistan. Don't ask how we know that.
The active ingredient in Viagra might hold information leading to new treatments for chronic pain, migraines, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy. Brain cells contain active enzymes that help produce nitric oxide, which gives the little blue pill its power, and scientists think this molecule might help brain cells pass signals to on another.
