Can Vaccines Really Help Prevent Dementia?
To hear people talk about it, the infectious disease shingles is one of the most painful experiences you can have in your life. Just last month, for instance, researchers from Brown University, the University of Delaware, and others found that nursing home residents who received shingles vaccination were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over a four-year span than those who didn’t get it. New Study Links Shingles to Cognitive Decline These positive studies have largely been observational, meaning they can only demonstrate a correlation between vaccines and lower dementia risk.
- ▪To hear people talk about it, the infectious disease shingles is one of the most painful experiences you can have in your life.
- ▪Just last month, for instance, researchers from Brown University, the University of Delaware, and others found that nursing home residents who received shingles vaccination were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over a
- ▪New Study Links Shingles to Cognitive Decline These positive studies have largely been observational, meaning they can only demonstrate a correlation between vaccines and lower dementia risk.
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To hear people talk about it, the infectious disease shingles is one of the most painful experiences you can have in your life. Fortunately, there’s now a highly effective vaccine that can prevent its emergence—a vaccine that might be even more valuable than currently thought.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000790034","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"science","SECTION":"health","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"health","TAGS":"alzheimers-disease,dementia,giz-asks,vaccines","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); In recent years, numerous studies have suggested that certain vaccines, particularly the…
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