UVA Health’s director of hospital epidemiology points to research linking the shingles vaccine to a 20% drop in dementia risk ...

Routine vaccinations offered to adults may help protect against dementia, recent research has shown.

Let’s be clear. The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide 90 percent protection against ...

Over 6 million Americans live with dementia, a progressive condition that affects memory, reasoning, judgment and language skills. There is no known cure for dementia, but new research suggests that a ...

A routine vaccine that millions of older adults receive to prevent painful shingles outbreaks may offer an unexpected bonus: significant protection against dementia. Recent research has uncovered a ...

Previous research has shown that the shingles vaccine may help lower a person’s risk for dementia and heart disease. A new study found that the shingles vaccine may help lower a person’s risk for ...

NHS England has published updated technical guidance for GP practices on the shingles vaccination programme, outlining ...

A relatively mundane middle-aged rite of passage — shingles vaccination — might offer an added benefit: protection against, or even the slowing of the progression of, dementia. Over the past several ...

Epidemiological suggestions that the shingles vaccine might protect against dementia keep rolling in. Pascal Geldsetzer, Stanford University, presented his group’s latest findings at this year’s ...

Healthcare professionals may recommend getting specific vaccines or immunizations to help prevent certain illnesses and protect your overall health. Vaccines help protect against diseases before they ...