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

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

Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes ...

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Taking advantage of a unique public health policy in the UK, a new study has found that receiving the shingles vaccine ...

A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to ...

The strongest set of evidence to date indicates that people who had a shingles vaccine had significantly lower odds of ...

The shingles vaccine, typically administered to fend off a painful rash, might pack an unexpected benefit by delaying or even ...

Women at risk for Alzheimer’s and other causes of dementia may especially benefit from the vaccine, a new study finds.

The vaccine for varicella-zoster virus, commonly known as shingles, could do far more than just protecting people from a rash ...

New research has linked the shingles vaccine to a reduced risk of dementia, but who is eligible for the jab and what are the ...

Getting vaccinated appears to significantly reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia ...