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 ...

What the researchers found was those born after September 2, 1933 who received the shingles vaccine had a 20 percent lower chance of developing dementia than those who did not receive the vaccine.

A new study is highlighting a link between the shingles vaccine and dementia. Austin Gastroenterology's Dr. Pradeep Kumar talks more about the findings.

Vaccination for shingles could be linked to a reduction in the risk of developing dementia, a study published in Nature has reported.1 Researchers at Stanford University in California analysed cases ...

It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. (AP video shot by Javier Arciga) News / Apr 3, 2025 / 06:18 AM CDT ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found that shingles ...

Vaccine uptake increased from 0.01% among patients 1 week too old to be eligible to 47.2% among those a week younger. Ultimately, the researchers found that adults who had received the shingles ...

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) is encouraging those aged 65 and over to get their shingles and pneumococcal vaccines when offered, echoing the ongoing campaign by the NHS and ...

Starting in 2013, the Welsh government introduced the shingles vaccine for adults based on a strict birthdate rule. People turning 80 just before September 2, 2013, were permanently ineligible.

researchers analyzed health records from older adults in Wales and found that those who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia over the following seven years compared ...