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 ...

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

A shingles vaccination program that began in Wales in 2013 has led to two discoveries that give fresh hope to efforts to ...

A large population analysis found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to develop dementia over the following seven years.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia, but it’s far from the only one. In fact, most people who ...

The intense inflammation that accompanies shingles can harm the brain, researchers say. Vaccination may be able to prevent ...

Following over 13,000 adults ages 45 and older for up to 15 years, the study found that people who reported a higher sense of purpose in life were roughly 28% less likely to develop cognitive ...

GREYING hair, wrinkles, a fading memory and a bit of a bad mood – rightly, or wrongly, they are often associated with ageing.

Dementia is a highly prevalent condition, affecting 57 million people worldwide, with nearly 10 million new cases each year, ...

ATLANTA — It takes a special person to tackle an issue shrouded in shame and stigma, but 50 years ago, Rosalynn Carter brought mental health out of the shadows and into boardrooms, government chambers ...