Doctors and other health care providers use a comprehensive tool to assess the seven stages of dementia in the elderly called the Global Deterioration Scale. Also known as the GDS, this trusted method ...

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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 ...

A large follow-up study has found that shingles vaccination may protect against risks at different stages of dementia — ...

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An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analyzing the ...

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.