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A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may lower the likelihood of developing dementia as well as slow its progression in ...

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New research shows that shingles vaccination may not just reduce dementia risk but slow disease progression as well.

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Dementia is common, but there are things you can do to reduce your risk or slow the progression of the disease.

New research finds the shingles vaccine can potentially provide broad protection against dementia. The same vaccine that ...

A Stanford Medicine study suggests that the shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk by 20% in older adults, offering first ...

The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, but a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia.