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

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

Atrial fibrillation independently increases dementia risk by 21% in adults under the age of 70, new research indicates.

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

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

One factor that may increase the risk of dementia is high levels of blood cholesterol. Now, a study has found that low levels ...

Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.

TUESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering ...

People with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels lower than 70 mg/dl had a 26% lower risk of dementia and 28% ...

An 18-year study of 24,000 older adults found that unmarried people were less at risk for dementia, challenging the belief ...

"We are making substantial progress in the fight against dementia," write Drs. Murali Doraiswamy and Eric Stallard.