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A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

Getting the Shingrix vaccine after the age of 50 can reduce your chances of developing the painful skin condition known as shingles. Vaccination also might help reduce your risk of dementia, according ...

In the new study, the Italian researchers recruited 132,986 adults aged 50 and older - 12,000 of who were hospitalised with a ...

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

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A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that a shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia. Photo / Getty Images Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Consider getting the shingles vaccine.

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

The shingles vaccine is recommended for adults over the age of 50. New research shows that the vaccine may do more than protect against shingles — it may protect against dementia. KSTP health ...

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I’m sitting at the kitchen counter with my older millennial sister when she starts tugging at her skin, pressing into fingers her cheeks. “Umm, do you see these lines?” she says, her ...