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_Published 2014-05-08. A study out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles says common erectile dysfunction drug Cialis helped boost blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles in boys with muscular dystrophy._


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## Transcript

Erectile Dysfunction drugs that might have a new use. A study out of Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles says common E. D. drug Cialis helped boost blood flow to oxygen starved muscles in boys with Muscular Dystrophy. The study published in the Journal, Neurology says the drug restores blood flow to boy's muscles in the same way it improves blood flow to the **** of men. Who suffer from erectile dysfunction. Ten different people were shown to have improved blood flow to muscles after taking the drugs. There's now hope it can help treat the muscle wasting condition known as DMD. DMD would be Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a condition that strikes suddenly in boys between the ages of 4 and 8.

The disease keeps the body from producing a muscle protein called dystrophin. Without that protein, muscles can't repair the damage caused by exercise. By the time a patient with DMD reaches their 20s, their heart or diaphragm or both give out, resulting in death. Pat Furlong, the CEO of advocacy group, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, tells USA Today, Cialis won't be a cure all but could definitely improve the quality of life for kids with DMD. If it provides more nutrition to muscles through the blood supply, if it provides more energy to the children, and more endurance on those skeletal muscles.

And that contributes to the whole of what we're trying to accomplish for these kids. There were some side effects, though. Several of the boys have prolonged erections, even though they were taking a very low dosage. Researchers also tested Cialis competitor Viagra, but found it had to be taken more often. The study is now moving on to a larger test group. This all follows a different study of a new drug that some say could cure DMD. The FDA is reportedly wavering on whether to approve it. Thanks for watching, I'm Bryce Sander.

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