Dementia is common, but there are things you can do to reduce your risk or slow the progression of the disease.

The virus that triggers shingles, varicella-zoster, is the same one that causes chicken pox.

Shingles vaccine may help prevent or slow dementia. An unusual public health policy in Wales may offer the strongest evidence so far that a vaccine can lower dementia risk. In a new study led by ...

A Stanford Medicine study suggests that the shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk by 20% in older adults, offering first ...

Over 6 million Americans live with dementia, a progressive condition that affects memory, reasoning, judgment and language ...

A unique vaccine rollout in Wales gave researchers an accidental natural experiment that revealed a striking reduction in ...

For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

Shingles and chicken pox are caused by the same virus, herpes zoster. After a chicken pox infection, the virus hides in some ...

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Medical Watch Digest for Dec 2 Study: Shingles vaccine may slow dementia A shot at preventing dementia. A shingles vaccine, ...