A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk ...
A study of over 280,000 adults found that the shingles vaccine reduced dementia risk by 20%, with a stronger effect in women.
Shingrix is a onetime vaccination, given in two doses a few months apart. The CDC recommends it starting at age 50 for most ...
Researchers at Stanford University found evidence that suggests the shingles vaccine lowers the risk of developing dementia.