The shingles vaccine reduced dementia risk by 20 percent in a recent study. The vaccine’s protective effect against dementia was more pronounced in women. Shingles vaccination is recommended for ...

Popular weight loss drugs may do more than curb appetite — they may also help reduce the risk of dementia, according to new research.

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Not one but two new studies published today have linked GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic to a decreased risk of developing dementia. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s, which affects an ...

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As the Trump administration makes cuts to federal health agencies, some Alzheimer's experts are worried about the impact on research and patients with the disease.

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For decades, researchers have searched for a way to slow or prevent dementia. Despite countless studies, solutions remain scarce. But now, a common shingles vaccine might provide an unexpected answer.

A shingles virus vaccine, usually recommended for those over 50, may be providing unexpected health benefits. A new study is showing a vaccine may actually reduce the risk of dementia in older adults.

Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration. By Gina Kolata Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

However, nearly half of American adults have hypertension, which is one of the most common — and preventable — risk factors for developing dementia decades later, research shows. Hypertension ...