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A study found that the shingles vaccine could cut the risk of dementia in older adults by 20%. When Dr. Darshan Shah was 42 ...

A rare policy quirk in Wales offered scientists an accidental natural experiment—and what they found could reshape how we prevent dementia. Researchers discovered that people eligible for the shingles ...

The findings could have implications for managing the growing burden of dementia.

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