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Dementia is tragically common among the elderly.
In 2021 57m people worldwide were thought to have the condition.
Ageing is a risk factor for many other ailments too,
ranging from chronic inflammation to a decline in organ function.
A growing body of work, however, suggests that simply taking a course of the #shingles

An April 2025 study published in the prominent journal Nature found tantalizing evidence that the herpes zoster – or #shingles – #vaccine
👍could lower the risk of #dementia in the general population by as much as 20%❗️
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Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia
A prominent Nature study and related research raise the possibility that vaccines may have a broader role in experimental therapeutics outside the realm of infectious diseases.