Getting a vaccine shot for shingles could lower the risk of dementia by 20%, with women likely to have relatively better protection than men, a new research has suggested. The latest finding provides ...

Vaccines that help prevent the devastating disease shingles could also offer a boon against cognitive decline. In a new study published Thursday, scientists have found that the latest shingles vaccine ...

A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck reports on brain health and neuroscience. Getting vaccinated ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

I recently reached the age when my primary care doctor recommended that I get the shingles vaccine. As a physician, I know shingles is a painful and debilitating disease and that the vaccine works.