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Dr. Mallika Marshall answers a viewer question on whether the shingles vaccine can lower the risk of dementia in patients.

Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...

Wales' vaccination program policy created natural experiment for U.S. research team, which found 20% reduction in dementia.

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A rare policy quirk in Wales offered scientists an accidental natural experiment—and what they found could reshape how we prevent dementia. Researchers discovered that people eligible for the shingles ...

A vaccine for shingles may lower the risk of dementia, according to new research. A public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a jab can reduce the risk of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles ...

New research shows the shingles vaccine could protect against dementia — Dr. Archelle Georgiou explains the science behind the news.