Skip to contentNewsHealth & MedicineA shingles vaccine may also help reduce dementia riskVaccination led to a 20 percent reduction in dementia risk in Wales A shingles vaccine might have an unexpected benefit, potentially reducing the risk of being diagnosed with dementia.By Alex Viveros13 seconds agoPeople who receive the live-attenuated shingles vaccine may have a lower likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia compared with those who do not get the shot, researchers report April 2 in Nature.The findings stem from a Welsh vaccination program. The researchers explored how vaccination against shingles an illness that develops when the virus causing chicken pox reactivates later in life might influence dementia risk, finding a more prominent effect in women than in men.Sign up for our newsletterWe summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.