The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

But new research into a common vaccine could offer some hope. According to a new study in Nature, the vaccine for shingles could significantly reduce the risk of dementia. These findings, the ...

While severe pain and burning are typical symptoms, tingling and buzzing sensations, along with numbness, can also be early ...

Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...

This discovery is a big step forward in the fight against common viral infections like shingles and herpes. For millions of ...

A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk ...

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Shingles of any type is believed to affect around 1 in 3 people in their lifetime and it’s estimated that up to 1 million new cases of shingles will occur in the United States each year.

A rare policy quirk in Wales offered scientists an accidental natural experiment—and what they found could reshape how we prevent dementia. Researchers discovered that people eligible for the shingles ...

including the chickenpox virus – have long been suspected of adding to genetic and other factors that make people more ...

A recent study found that people who received Zostavax, a older shingles vaccine, had a lower risk of developing dementia.