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.

The researcher at Stanford University overseeing the study found that women seem to benefit more from the vaccine, particularly important as they're at higher risk of dementia. The study is ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

(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.