Getting shingles just once could increase the risk of long-term confusion and memory loss, a new study has found. The study, led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, linked the ...

For an illness that’s a household name, shingles is still pretty misunderstood, starting with the idea that it’s relatively ...

Share on Pinterest New research links shingles with a higher risk of experiencing cognitive decline. Image credit: Axel Heimken/picture alliance via Getty Images. If a person has had shingles, they ...

This new study found that an episode of shingles is associated with about a 20 percent higher long-term risk of subjective cognitive decline. A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women's ...

New research suggests that the shingles vaccine Zostavax may protect against dementia, supporting the theory that viruses that affect the nervous system may contribute to neurodegeneration. The study, ...

Research found that vaccinated individuals were 46 per cent less likely to suffer major cardiac events. Doctors explain what ...

Scientists believe inflammation and damage to blood vessels caused by the virus may affect the brain. Studies also show that preventing shingles with vaccination may lower the risk of dementia later ...

The Trump administration has yet again suppressed information upholding the safety of widely used vaccines, this time stopping the dissemination of studies supporting the safety of vaccines for ...

Although the recently licensed shingles vaccine is recommended for older people (age, ≥60), some patients ask, "How likely am I to get shingles?" before deciding whether to be vaccinated. To address ...