UK: Finally, a 'constructive' use for nanoparticles; Sunday night levity

Viagra rival 'can be rubbed directly into skin'
A new generation of anti-impotency drugs that are rubbed into the skin could prove more effective than Viagra, research indicates.

Last Updated: 5:18PM BST 26 Apr 2009

Scientists in the United States have successfully tested the new technique – which involves tiny objects called NANOPARTICLES – on rats and believe it could also be used to help humans.

Under the therapy, nanoparticles that release the anti-erectile chemical nitric oxide are rubbed on the problem area, and absorbed directly into the skin.

Of the seven rats treated by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, five showed signs of arousal, according to results presented to the American Urological Association (AUA).

The new treatment would likely have fewer side effects than Viagra, which is taken orally and been shown to cause headaches and facial flushing.

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