A recent study highlights that the shingles vaccine, known for preventing herpes infection, may also slow biological ageing ...

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 ...

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If you’re in your 40s, shingles isn’t just an older-adult problem—it’s the chickenpox virus waking up decades later, and it can hit you now. Getting it before age 50 significantly raises your chances ...

A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may lower the likelihood of developing dementia as well as slow its progression in people who have already been diagnosed with the disease. Researchers are ...

The shingles vaccine helps slow the progress of dementia, a new study suggests. The research, published Tuesday, adds to a growing body of evidence that getting vaccinated against shingles offers ...

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

New research found that shingles vaccination significantly reduced the likelihood of dementia-related death over the 9-year study period. People with dementia who’ve gotten the shingles vaccine live ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am writing to get your opinion on whether I should get the shingles vaccine. My sister and I somehow managed to avoid contracting chicken pox as children. My sister came down with ...

SUNDAY, Dec. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Shingles can strike anyone who had chickenpox when they were young, and the intense pain that can accompany this body rash has sidelined many a senior. Here, ...

MILWAUKEE - The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent a painful rash caused by the reactivation of a virus – but a new study suggests that it could have major secondary benefits. Researchers say the ...

The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also known as herpes zoster, but a new study suggests that it could have ...