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

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

Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Consider getting the shingles vaccine. A new study provides the strongest evidence yet ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be ...

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 shingles vaccination cut older ...

For decades, researchers have searched for a way to slow or prevent dementia. Despite countless studies, solutions remain ...

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 ...

A Stanford-led study, whose results have been published in Nature, has found evidence that the shingles vaccine leads to a reduced risk of dementia.

(CNN) — Although the two-dose shingles vaccine may force you to lay low for a day or two after getting the shot, it’s over 90% effective against this painful disease and its complications.