A doctor can usually diagnose shingles during a physical exam. But in rare cases, you may need a test to confirm a shingles diagnosis. PCR tests are the most accurate, but there are also other ...
Several previous studies have suggested that shingles vaccinations might reduce dementia risk, but most could not exclude the ...
With new dementia cases expected to double in the United States by 2060, the therapy could be a difference maker. But ...
It’s been shown that reactivation of the chickenpox virus can lead to the accumulation of aberrant proteins associated with ...
A study published in Nature shows a connection between the shingles vaccine and delayed dementia symptoms. A local ...
A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk of dementia, too ...
Researchers at Stanford University found evidence that suggests the shingles vaccine lowers the risk of developing dementia. Evidence from the study suggested the vaccine cut the risk of developing ...
They compared people born before and after they were eligible to take the shingles vaccine in a certain part of the UK, finding that vaccinated people were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with ...