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

Shingles vaccine may help prevent or slow dementia. An unusual public health policy in Wales may offer the strongest evidence so far that a vaccine can lower dementia risk. In a new study led by ...

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Over 6 million Americans live with dementia, a progressive condition that affects memory, reasoning, judgment and language ...

A unique vaccine rollout in Wales gave researchers an accidental natural experiment that revealed a striking reduction in ...

For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

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Shingles vaccine may slow dementia A shot at preventing dementia. A shingles vaccine, meant to fight a virus, also protects ...

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes multiple forms of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease (the most common form of dementia), vascular dementia and Parkinson’s, according to ...