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Shingles, Shots, and Senility π¦ ππ§
Manage episode 514006451 series 2740117
π§ New study in Nature Medicine links shingles (herpes zoster) to increased dementia risk β but thereβs hope! π Adults β₯50 who received zoster vaccines (ZVL or RZV) had significantly lower dementia rates π. Especially protective in older women π΅. Evidence mounts for VZV reactivation as a modifiable risk factor for neurodegeneration π§¬π‘οΈ.
π Read more: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03972-5
#Dementia #Neuroinflammation #VZV #Vaccines #PublicHealth #Neurology #Geriatrics #Prevention π§¬ππ©ββοΈ
750 episodes
Manage episode 514006451 series 2740117
π§ New study in Nature Medicine links shingles (herpes zoster) to increased dementia risk β but thereβs hope! π Adults β₯50 who received zoster vaccines (ZVL or RZV) had significantly lower dementia rates π. Especially protective in older women π΅. Evidence mounts for VZV reactivation as a modifiable risk factor for neurodegeneration π§¬π‘οΈ.
π Read more: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03972-5
#Dementia #Neuroinflammation #VZV #Vaccines #PublicHealth #Neurology #Geriatrics #Prevention π§¬ππ©ββοΈ
750 episodes
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