Viagra may combat Jet Lag
May 31, 2007
Researchers are reporting that Viagra appears to reduce symptoms of jet lag in hamsters. Though it is a bit too early to tell if it will work on humans.
In the study, researchers administered small doses of viagra to the animals before adjusting cycles of light and dark. This adjusted their circadian rhythm as if they’d taken a six-hour plane trip to the east. The effects mimmicking the same trip to the west did not have the same results.
The hamsters recovered 25 percent to 50 percent more quickly from the equivalent of human jet lag, needing less time to adjust themselves to the new schedule.
A sleep specialist called the new reasearch “promissing”.
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