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Shingles vacinne may help elderly to live longer
- On January 20, 2026, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology researchers published a study in the Journals of Gerontology, Series A linking shingles vaccination to slower biological aging in older U.S. adults.
- Using nationally representative U.S. Health and Retirement Study data from 2016, researchers analyzed more than 3,800 adults aged 70 and older to test shingles vaccination's impact on biological aging.
- The team measured seven biological‑aging domains, including inflammation, innate immunity, adaptive immunity, cardiovascular hemodynamics, neurodegeneration, epigenetic aging, and transcriptomic aging, and combined them into a composite biological aging score to compare individuals.
- Those vaccinated four or more years earlier still showed slower epigenetic, transcriptomic and overall biological aging on average, and authors said these findings warrant further study to inform healthy‑ageing strategies.
- Broader research has linked adult vaccines including shingles and influenza to lower dementia and neurodegenerative disorder risks, supported by the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.
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A new study has found the shingles vaccine could reduce inflammation and keep people biologically younger
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