Shingles and chicken pox are caused by the same virus, herpes zoster. After a chicken pox infection, the virus hides in some ...

If you're over age 50 or have a suppressed immune system, you may have heard your doctor recommend the shingles vaccine. But ...

A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may lower the likelihood of developing dementia as well as slow its progression in ...

The herpes zoster virus invades spinal nerves, hiding within them until the individual’s immunity weakens, at which point it emerges onto the skin, causing vesicular lesions and severe pain ...

From the moment you experience the first symptoms of shingles—a skin-tingling sensation followed by a rash on one side of your body—you’ll want to know: How long does shingles last? Shingles—also ...

Cells secrete exosomes carrying molecules that play a critical role in both health and disease. Meletios Verras/iStock via Getty Images Plus Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes ...

More than 90 percent of the world’s 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 ...

But new research suggests that a vaccine designed to protect you from shingles may have an unexpected hidden perk: It could ...

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A large population analysis found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to develop dementia over the following seven years.

In addition to possibly lowering dementia risk, the shingles vaccine may also slow disease progression, a new study suggests ...

(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 ...