Common medications may raise risk of memory problems, study warns
A recent study from the University of California San Diego has found that a group of widely used drugs may increase the risk of mild cognitive impairment — an early stage of memory loss that often comes before dementia.
Common meds may increase dementia risk
Ask most health professionals what you can do to prevent or delay dementia, and you will likely be told to maintain a healthy diet, exercise regularly, control your blood pressure, blood sugar and body weight and interact with friends and family.
Dementia risk could dip with common vaccine, study suggests
Stanford researchers found that adults who received the zoster vaccine for shingles have a lower risk of developing dementia. Experts discuss the public health impact.
Shingles vaccine could lower dementia risk, study suggests
A major new study published in the journal Nature suggests getting the shingles vaccine could lower the risk of dementia by up to 20 per cent. Researchers say it seemed to offer ‘substantially larger’ protections than existing dementia medications,
Shingles vaccine may offer protection against dementia, study finds
A new study suggests that getting vaccinated against shingles not only lowers the risk of infection but may also offer some protection against dementia. The new research found that people who got the original shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia of any type than those who were not vaccinated.
This Common Vaccine Could Lower Your Dementia Risk
Thankfully, a vaccine can prevent it. And scientists have recently realized that this vax could have an added perk beyond protecting you from this pesky infection: It may actually lower your risk of developing dementia.
Shingles vaccine may fight dementia, study shows
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one — shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.
The shingles vaccine could be the next best tool to prevent dementia, new study finds
G etting vaccinated for the viral illness shingles, which causes a painful rash, could potentially be the next best tool in preventing dementia, a new study published in Nature fi
A shingles vaccine may also help reduce dementia risk
Analysis of a Welsh program offering live-attenuated shingles vaccines to people born after a certain date showed a 20 percent relative drop in dementia risk.
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Shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk by 20% in older adults, study shows
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This Underrated Drink Could Help Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s, New Study Says
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Can blood pressure medications help prevent dementia?
A new study has found that taking medicine for high blood pressure may lower the risk of dementia in older adults. This ...