Developer of Viagra Robert Furchgott Passes Away
Robert Furchgott passed away last week at 92.
Wired PR News – Viagra developer Robert Furchgott has died. As reported by AFP, Furchgott passed away last week at age 92. Furchgott, who won a Nobel Prize in medicine in 1998, is regarded for his research on things such as the effect of gas on blood vessels, which helped lead to the development of Viagra. The South Carolina born scientist earned a chemistry degree from the University of North Carolina and a biochemistry doctoral degree from Northwestern University in 1940.
As noted by the AFP, Furchgott, along with colleagues Louis Ignarro and Ferid Murad earned the 1998 Nobel Prize for research on nitric oxide and its role in blood pressure regulation and the human cardiovascular system.
As further stated in the report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra for treating erectile dysfunction in 1998.
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