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

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes multiple forms of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease (the most ...

A research team from Monash University in Australia looked at data from more than 10,800 adults over the age of 70 and found ...

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People with dementia who received a shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to die from dementia than those who ...

Other research reinforced the relationship between shingles vaccines and dementia. In 2024, a study of 200,000 U.S. older ...

New research reveals that social isolation increases dementia risk by 47% in older adults. The study shows that a lack of ...

The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, but a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia.

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Taking care of middle-aged patients means we doctors occasionally encounter one who is in distress because a parent has been ...

Previous research suggests the shingles vaccine could reduce dementia risk. A follow up study suggests it may also help slow ...