G etting vaccinated for the viral illness shingles, which causes a painful rash, could potentially be the next best tool in ...

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

Several previous studies have suggested that shingles vaccinations might reduce dementia risk, but most could not exclude the ...

A new study suggests that getting vaccinated against shingles not only lowers the risk of infection but may also offer some ...

Getting vaccinated against shingles may not only lower risk for the condition — it may offer some protection against dementia ...

Analysis of a Welsh program offering live-attenuated shingles vaccines to people born after a certain date showed a 20 percent relative drop in dementia risk.

Receiving the live-attenuated zoster vaccine (Zostavax) reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis by 3.5 percentage ...

Researchers tracking dementia cases in UK adults have discovered the shingles vaccine could cut the risk of patients ...

And over the past couple of years, observational studies have suggested that the vaccine against shingles may have a protective effect. But it's extremely difficult to do a clinical trial given that ...

If you’re reducing risk of dementia 20%, that’s quite important in a public health context, says Oxford University researcher ...

New research has linked the shingles vaccine to a reduced risk of dementia, but who is eligible for the jab and what are the ...

Getting vaccinated appears to significantly reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia ...