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 ...

Analysis of a Welsh program offering live-attenuated shingles vaccines to people born after a certain date showed a 20 percent relative drop in dementia risk.

The shingles virus is often associated with painful rashes and nerve discomfort, but recent research suggests getting ...

TUESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering ...

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 ...

The Manitoba government is being criticized for not including coverage of the shingles vaccine in its spring budget, which ...

Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a skin rash that causes blisters across one side of the body. The same virus that causes chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus, causes shingles. Disseminated ...

That reactivation creates intense inflammation around nerve cells, and chronic inflammation is increasingly recognized as a major factor in cognitive deterioration. By preventing shingles, the vaccine ...

If you’re reducing risk of dementia 20%, that’s quite important in a public health context, says Oxford University researcher - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are plagued by persistent rashes, unusual allergies and a variety of ...

Poison ivy does not usually cause additional symptoms. Both shingles and poison ivy rashes look similar and follow a similar pattern. Anyone with a blistering skin rash should contact a doctor ...

The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering rashes. It also appears to protect older folks from dementia, researchers say. Seniors who got the shingles vaccine ...