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

New analysis from Alzheimer’s Research UK has revealed that dementia remained the UK’s leading cause of death in 2024, ...

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

But in people with dementia —which is an umbrella term for mental decline and can be related to a number of diseases such as ...

Dementia cases continue to rise in the U.S., with people over age 55 facing a 42% risk of developing the condition in their lifetime. A recent study led by Johns Hopkins predicted half a million ...

What are some significant markers that indicate we’re growing older?Wrinkles on our skin? — Yes. A grey streak or two? — Yes.

This session of 6 scientific papers was particularly interesting because of the diversity of topics and the relevance of neurologic and behavioral issues to patient care. The following points distill ...

Over 6 million Americans are currently living with dementia Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. There are over 6 million ...

A year ago, the family of actor Bruce Willis shared the news that the actor had been diagnosed with dementia. Best known as the star of the “Die Hard” movie series, Willis has a less common form of ...

Other research reinforced the relationship between shingles vaccines and dementia. In 2024, a study of 200,000 U.S. older ...

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