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Study: Shingles vaccine could reduce risk of dementia

The Signal 08 Apr 2025
Published in the Nature journal on Wednesday, the study found that older adults who received the zoster vaccine, also known as ... Shingles and chickenpox are both caused by the same virus, Herpes zoster.
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DR MAX PEMBERTON: Clueless therapists are fuelling the mental health explosion | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 07 Apr 2025
For decades, psychotherapy was viewed in the UK as something self-indulgent and American, the stuff of Woody Allen jokes ... And yet... But here, prices are soaring ... Yes, really ... The herpes zoster virus causes shingles, but has also been linked to dementia.
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Shingles vaccine found to cut dementia risk by 20%

New Atlas 05 Apr 2025
Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox, which lays dormant in nerve cells for life, leading to a very painful, blistering rash.
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Could an inexpensive vaccine help stave off dementia?

Vox 05 Apr 2025
A person looking at brain scans on computers ... Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the same virus responsible for chickenpox, which lies dormant in nerve cells after an initial infection and can reawaken decades later, causing painful rashes.
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Taking THIS vaccine can actually prevent memory loss

The Times of India 04 Apr 2025
... next seven years than those who did not.What is shingles?Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox.
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What is the shingles vaccine and can it protect against dementia?

AOL 03 Apr 2025
“Although it is still unclear precisely how the herpes zoster vaccination lowers the risk of dementia, the implications of the study are profound," Anupam Jena, from Harvard Medical School and ...
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Shingles vaccine linked to reduction in dementia diagnoses, study finds

RNZ 02 Apr 2025
Varicella-zoster virus, a type of herpes virus, causes chickenpox and ... The research team looked specifically at the live herpes zoster vaccine - known as Zostavax - which was commonly used at the time.
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Lawsuit accuses Planet Fitness of refusing to assist man who had heart attack near Pennsylvania gym

NBC Bay Area 02 Apr 2025
For Chinese auto part suppliers, Americans are picking up the tab for Trump's tariffs This vaccine may protect against dementia, as well as a painful herpes zoster flare-up Macaulay Culkin shares an ...
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Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk

AOL 02 Apr 2025
Pascal Geldsetzer, at Stanford University, said ... In an accompanying article, Jena wrote. “Although it is still unclear precisely how herpes zoster vaccination lowers the risk of dementia, the implications of the study are profound ... .
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WHO's Strategic Group of Experts charts bold path to strengthen global immunization amid new challenges

World Health Organization 31 Mar 2025
Global Progress Meets Budget Cuts  ... Gavi’s Vision for the Future  ... New Vaccines and Smarter Strategies . SAGE reviewed updated evidence on pneumococcal, varicella, and herpes zoster vaccines, offering more flexibility in schedules ... .
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Her research revealed a safety concern with a vaccine. Then the NIH pulled her funding

CNN 28 Mar 2025
On March 10, Dr ... The policy shift was no surprise. Robert F ... That’s what Acharya wants, too ... Until March 10, she was studying the benefits and risks of the shingles vaccine, particularly as it relates to an infection called herpes zoster ophthalmicus ... .
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GSK, UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) and Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) to collaborate on first-of-its-kind dementia research initiative

Pharmiweb 27 Mar 2025
About Recombinant Zoster Vaccine ... Causal evidence that herpes zoster vaccination prevents a proportion of dementia cases ... Efficacy of the Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Adults 70 Years of Age or Older.
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What is shingles? What are shingles symptoms?

Usatoday 24 Mar 2025
Vaccine mandates have been around the U.S. since 1777 ... Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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