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by melling 2095 days ago
Here’s the story about the accidental discovery of Viagra.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/11/from-vi...

For some reason, every time this discussion happens, people think we spend a lot of research money on hair loss and impotence drugs.

Next, move onto how much care for people with Alzheimer’s is costing:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alzheimers-costs-americans-277-...

It would be cheaper to invest into medical research...

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Hmm, if memory serves, there was an old paper from 2013 that viagra might help with womens' period pain. (Dilates the blood vessels, right?)

Did follow-up studies for that ever happen? Was it affirmed/refuted?