Experts Warn These Early Dementia Signs Often Get Missed — But Early Detection Makes A Big Difference

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

Men and women may need different medications to avoid broken bones

A new international study published in Osteoporosis International and led by Monash's Center for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) has investigated the risks of a second hip fracture, subsequent ...
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Shingles Vaccine May Do More Than Prevent a Rash — It Could Cut Dementia Risk by 20% in Seniors

In a recent study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers found that older adults who received a shingles vaccine were 20% less ...

Dementia Comes in Many Forms. Alzheimer’s Is Just One.

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

Dementia: A common vaccine may not just lower the risk, it could also help treat it

A large-scale study suggests the shingles vaccine may significantly lower dementia risk by approximately 20% and potentially ...

Shingles Vaccine Cuts Dementia Risk by 20%, Stanford Study Reveals

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 ...

6 Physical Symptoms Of Dementia That You Really Should Know

The second-most-common form of dementia is Lewy body dementia, said Dr. Jori Fleisher, an associate professor of neurological ...

This shot can actually slow the progression of dementia if you already have it: study

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

For those living with dementia, new study suggests shingles vaccine could slow the disease

An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of ...
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A routine shingles shot may offer powerful defense against dementia

A unique vaccine rollout in Wales gave researchers an accidental natural experiment that revealed a striking reduction in ...
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Shingles Vaccine May Reduce Risk for Dementia and Slow Decline

Shingles and chicken pox are caused by the same virus, herpes zoster. After a chicken pox infection, the virus hides in some ...

Shingles vaccine may slow progression of dementia, new study suggests

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.