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

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

New research finds the shingles vaccine can potentially provide broad protection against dementia. The same vaccine that ...

Researchers have found the vaccination not only helps prevent dementia but can also slow its progression in those already ...

A large quasi-experimental study in Wales shows that eligibility for shingles vaccination is linked to fewer new mild ...

Dementia is not a natural part of aging and is something we can “definitely prevent.” This is according to Richard Oakley, associate director of research and innovation at leading UK charity Alzheimer ...

In April, the authors reported that the live-attenuated herpes zoster (HZ; shingles) vaccine appeared to prevent or delay ...

Among the key findings: the vaccine reduced shingles cases by 37% and dementia diagnoses by 20% over seven years. Importantly ...

There were more than 55 million people around the world living with dementia in 2020. Previous research shows there are a number of risk factors that can increase a person’s risk for dementia, such as ...

People diagnosed with dementia are living longer, major study finds Scientists discover sugar’s surprising role in Alzheimer’s and dementia However, the study also pointed to the importance of ...