Could the Shingles Vaccine Help Prevent Dementia?
The shingles vaccine may have a protective effect against dementia, write doctors Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.
Shingles vaccine could prevent 1 in 5 dementia cases
The strongest set of evidence to date indicates that people who had a shingles vaccine had significantly lower odds of ...
This Common Vaccine Could Lower Your Dementia Risk
New research suggests that the shingles vaccine could lower your risk of developing dementia. Here's what the study says and ...
Shingles is awful, but there may be another reason to get vaccinated. It may fight dementia
Shingrix is a onetime vaccination, given in two doses a few months apart. The CDC recommends it starting at age 50 for most ...
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Shingles vaccine cuts dementia risk by 20%, new study shows
A large natural experiment shows that the herpes zoster vaccine reduces dementia diagnoses by 20% over seven years. The ...
Taking THIS vaccine can actually prevent memory loss
A new study published in Nature reveals that the shingles vaccine can decrease the risk of dementia by 20% in older adults ...
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Manitobans continue to foot the cost of shingles shot
While anyone who has had chicken pox still has the virus in their system, flare-ups in older adulthood are typically more ...
‘The implications are profound’ of finding that shingles vaccine protects against dementia
Research showing older adults’ risk of getting dementia fell if they had shingles vaccination another reason to consider ...
Shingles Vaccine: A Surprising Ally Against Dementia
The landmark study revealed that individuals who received the shingles vaccine were 20 percent less likely to develop dementia within seven years compared to those who did not get vaccinated. This ...