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Can shingles vaccine lower risk of developing dementia?
Wales' vaccination program policy created natural experiment for U.S. research team, which found 20% reduction in dementia.
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes ...
Verywell Health on MSN5d
Need Another Reason to Get Your Shingles Vaccine? It May Protect Against Dementia
A recent study found that people who received Zostavax, a older shingles vaccine, had a lower risk of developing dementia.
Shingles vaccine could defend against dementia, new study finds
The shingles vaccine, typically administered to fend off a painful rash, might pack an unexpected benefit by delaying or even ...
Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN3d
Shingles awful, but there may be another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia
A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk ...
Shingles vaccine could be ‘far more effective in preventing dementia’ than current interventions
The vaccine for varicella-zoster virus, commonly known as shingles, could do far more than just protecting people from a rash ...
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The shingles vaccine may reduce your dementia risk—here's why
Shingles, a viral rash, can be incredibly painful. Vaccination can help prevent the infection, but new research is showing the vaccine may also have another benefit: protecting against the ...
The Associated Press on MSN6d
Shingles vaccine cuts dementia risk by 20%, study finds
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to ...
Shingles vaccines may fight dementia
A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that a shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia by 20% over a seven-year ...