Getting the Shingrix vaccine after the age of 50 can reduce your chances of developing the painful skin condition known as ...

When individuals reach age 50, their risk of developing shingles increases, making it more important than ever to understand this painful condition and how to help prevent it.

Thinking of getting the shingles shot? Recent research suggests that it may protect against more than just the virus.

Shingles, caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, can lead to severe nerve pain and significantly increase the ...

“Exposure to herpesviruses is likely to be associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia, and antiherpetic ...

Now, a new study regarding the use of an unrelated vaccine may bring us closer to this direction. Curious to know more? Click ...

Researchers have discovered a potential breakthrough in dementia prevention, linking the shingles vaccine to a lower risk of dementia. The study's findings have significant implications for public ...

Receiving a specific type of shingles vaccine may provide a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events like stroke or heart failure for up to 8 years. With reports of other shingles vaccines protecting ...

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 adults’ ...

Vaccines seem like an improbable way to reduce the risk of developing dementia. And yet the research has been accumulating to ...

Older adults vaccinated against herpes zoster, or shingles, had a reduced risk of developing dementia, over a period of 7 years.

I recently read this morning that the shingles vaccine, Shingrix, “may have a protective effect against dementia.” It goes on to say the studies that have been ...