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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago

Getting vaccinated against shingles could protect you from getting dementia, or slow the progression of the disease, says a new study

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Getting vaccinated against shingles could protect you from getting dementia, or slow the progression of the disease, says a new study

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago
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A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing | BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Getting vaccinated against shingles could protect you from getting dementia, or slow the progression of the disease, says a new study.
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  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml
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    Reject shingles embrace green roof

  • redparadise@lemmygrad.ml
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    Why are we getting vaccinated against singles?

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      I had shingles in my mid 20s and it was not fun, you might want to consider getting vaccinated

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      To not get shingles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoster_vaccine

      A zoster vaccine is a vaccine that reduces the incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), a disease caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which is also responsible for chickenpox.

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    Herpes viruses love nerve tissue, I wouldn’t be surprised if it provided partial protection against herpes viruses in the brain

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