https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A parasitic fungus that grows inside the ghost moth caterpillar and then kills its host by bursting through its head is itself threatened with extinction, the IUCN said Thursday, as demand surges for Chinese medicine's "Himalayan Viagra". https://phys.org/news/2020-07-overharvesting-threatens-himalayan-viagra-fungus.html Ecology Thu, 09 Jul 2020 12:33:55 EDT news513516828 A prized caterpillar fungus that is more valuable than gold and is nicknamed "Himalayan Viagra" in Asia, where it is seen as a wonder drug, is becoming harder to find due to climate change, researchers said Monday. https://phys.org/news/2018-10-himalayan-viagra-threat-climate.html Plants & Animals Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:26:16 EDT news459447963 Overwhelmed by speculators trying to cash-in on a prized medicinal fungus known as Himalayan Viagra, two isolated Tibetan communities have managed to do at the local level what world leaders often fail to do on a global scale—implement a successful system for the sustainable harvest of a precious natural resource, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis. https://phys.org/news/2014-10-himalayan-viagra-fuels-caterpillar-fungus.html Ecology Thu, 30 Oct 2014 16:47:22 EDT news333906427 Scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of a potential new delivery system for the biological signaling agent responsible for the effects of Viagra. It could be used to deliver the substance, called nitric oxide or NO, to treatment conditions ranging from heart disease to skin ulcers and other wounds that fail to heal, according to a report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://phys.org/news/2011-06-delivery-viagra-ingredient.html Biochemistry Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:50:14 EDT news227954998 A joke among two Texas AgriLife Research scientists later turned into a fully-funded study found Viagra can aid fetal development in female sheep. Female sheep (ewes) are an agriculturally important species, which can serve as an excellent animal model for studying the physiology of human pregnancy, the researchers said. https://phys.org/news/2010-02-male-erectile-dysfunction-drug-fetal.html Other Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:52:49 EST news184434758