Shingles is painful, but did you know the vaccine may also help prevent dementia? Learn why I got vaccinated and why it might ...

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

Shingles is associated with an increased chance of health problems like strokes and heart attacks, but receiving a shingles ...

The highly common herpes strain, also called varicella-zoster virus (VZV), can cause chickenpox in childhood and later ...

The shingles vaccine has benefits that stretch beyond protecting older adults from the painful skin condition, a new study ...

Multiple studies have found connections between the shingles vaccine and reduced dementia risk. One of the most compelling ...

A study suggests that shingles vaccination may reduce heart disease risk by preventing a viral infection that can damage ...

THE shingles vaccine lowers the risk of a heart attack or stroke for up to eight years, new research shows.  People given a ...

Rural residents had a 25 per cent reduction versus 20 per cent for those in ... then gradually diminished over the next five years. Evidence mounts that shingles vaccines protect against dementia ...

Receiving this vaccine could lower your risk of dementia by as much as 20%, and doctors already recommend it for adults over ...