A relatively mundane middle-aged rite of passage — shingles vaccination — might offer an added benefit: protection against, or even the slowing of the progression of, dementia.

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.

A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may lower the likelihood of developing dementia as well as slow its progression in people who have already been diagnosed with the disease. Researchers are ...

A relatively mundane middle-aged rite of passage — shingles vaccination — might offer an added benefit: protection against, or even the slowing of, dementia.

A large quasi-experimental study in Wales shows that eligibility for shingles vaccination is linked to fewer new mild cognitive impairment diagnoses and lower dementia-related mortality. Benefits ...

But new research suggests that a vaccine designed to protect you from shingles may have an unexpected hidden perk: It could ...

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

People with dementia who received shingles vaccine were found to develop slower progression of the disease, showing significant therapeutic potential of the vaccine.