Shingles vaccine linked to 20% lower dementia risk in large-scale study, suggesting potential cost-effective prevention strategy.

Seniors who received the vaccine for shingles had a 20% lower risk of dementia, say Stanford researchers who called the ...

That reactivation creates intense inflammation around nerve cells, and chronic inflammation is increasingly recognized as a ...

Taking advantage of a unique public health policy in the UK, a new study has found that receiving the shingles vaccine ...

But where does dementia fit in? Here’s one theory: VZV infiltrates the brain much as it does the rest of the body. As our ...

Researchers exploit a natural experiment in Wales to isolate the vaccine’s protective effect against dementia.

Stanford researchers found that adults who received the zoster vaccine for shingles have a lower risk of developing dementia. Experts discuss the public health impact.

Back in 2013, the government of Wales decided that it would begin providing the zoster vaccine to prevent shingles in adults ...

The Oxford study based on the health records of 200,000 people from the US, found a 17 per cent reduction in dementia ...

A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk ...