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

Studies suggest that the shingles vaccine may help reduce the risk of dementia, especially in older adults. With no cure for ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

But perhaps even more significant is a “natural experiment” from Wales that confirms what health records have long suggested — that getting the shingles vaccine reduces the odds of the onset of ...

Dementia usually impacts older people, and it can be hard to recognize in middle age. Notably, frontotemporal dementia is ...

GSK has teamed up with two research organisations in the UK to explore a possible link between its shingles vaccine, Shingrix, and a reduced risk of dementia. The tantalising hypothesis – drawn ...

THE current measles outbreak has targeted North Dakota, having its first case since 2011. The count went up to 1001 on May 9, ...