The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, but a new study suggests that it could have major secondary benefits.
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The shingles vaccine may help lower a person's risk for vascular dementia by 50% and cardiovascular events like blood clots, ...
Unfortunately, the second time with varicella-zoster is usually much worse. Shingles can cause excruciating pain and ...
(THE CONVERSATION) – Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in their nervous system. Most people contract the varicella zoster virus, or VZV, when they get ...
A survey by Ipsos, sponsored by GSK, found that while 63% of adults aged 50 years or over in Singapore were aware of shingles ...
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes two clinically distinct forms of disease, varicella and herpes zoster. These forms can each present with multiple manifestations ranging from lesions including ...
The shingles vaccine may cut dementia risk by up to 33%, per new research. Here, experts explain how it works and what it may ...
An international research team has determined the first high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus origin-binding ...