UVA Health’s director of hospital epidemiology points to research linking the shingles vaccine to a 20% drop in dementia risk ...

The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also known as herpes zoster, but a new study suggests that it could have ...

This innovative study found that shingles vaccination both reduced new diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment, as well as ...

Dr Babak Ashrafi, a member of Superdrug’s Online Doctor team, explained: “Shingles can come as a shock, many people wake up ...

A routine vaccine that millions of older adults receive to prevent painful shingles outbreaks may offer an unexpected bonus: significant protection against dementia. Recent research has uncovered a ...

Shingles is the reactivation of the chickenpox virus in the body. After contracting chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus may lie dormant in nerves. It reappears as shingles when the body experiences ...

The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia. Shingles, caused by the ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). The virus is transmitted through direct ...