Shingles-dementia link gives weight to a ‘heretical’ theory

Shingles-dementia link gives weight to a ‘heretical’ theory

Source: The Age

The shingles vaccine seems to give some protection against dementia. But why?

“It looked very compelling,” recalled Vissel this week. “I went home, immediately saw my doctor, and got the shingles vaccine after discussing it with her.” Geldsetzer’s study, published in Nature on Wednesday, used data from Wales’ shingles vaccinat… [6269 chars]

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