Shingles vaccination can cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia, study says

The shingles vaccine prevents a painful disease, but it might also ward off dementia

A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.

Natural experiment suggests shingles vaccine may protect against dementia

A new study out of Wales has found those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years than those who did not receive the vaccine.

A Shingles Vaccine Policy Paved Way for a Stunning Find

In late 2013, Wales changed its shingles vaccine policy: Those people born on or after Sept. 2, 1933, could receive the Zostavax shot; those born before that date could not. The Guardian reports it "created a natural experiment," and one that researchers say now indicates the vaccine does reduce the...

US researchers examined medical records of 280,000 elderly people in Wales, half of whom had received the shingles vaccine.

Shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk by 20% in older adults, study shows

The shingles vaccine reduced the risk of dementia by 20% among older adults, new research shows. Cases of dementia and Alzheimer's disease – the most common form of dementia – are skyrocketing around the world. Finding an intervention could be a difference maker, researchers say.

Shingles vaccine may cut risk of dementia, study says

Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.