In October, London’s Gallery Fumi welcomes 'Companions’, an exhibition of friendly-looking wooden furniture designed by Lukas Wegwerth and Corinna Dehn. The pair, who first met while studying at the ...

Biohackers are turning to the shingles vaccine to ward off heart issues and delay dementia, but doctors want to see clinical evidence from rigorous medical studies before making the case to their ...

One of the most frustrating aspects of Canada’s decentralized health care system is how it results in inconsistent, and often incoherent, public policies. Take, for example, the largely overlooked ...

The shingles vaccine might do your heart good. In addition to protecting people from the blistering rash, the vaccine may also lower the risk of heart disease, scientists suggest August 26 in Nature ...

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A recent study led by researchers at Brown University appears to strengthen the link between shingles vaccination and a reduced risk of dementia diagnoses in older adults. The study, published in The ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine explored the association between recombinant herpes zoster (shingles) vaccination and cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden in the United States ...

The shingles vaccine isn't just good for preventing the painful disease − it may also reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research. In a study published Aug. 26 in Nature, ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. The newer shingles vaccine ...

Gemma Conroy is a freelance science journalist in Mexico City. The findings are “particularly exciting” because they are more robust than those from previous work 2 on the heart-protective effects of ...

Shingles is more common than many people realise – and recognising the early signs matters. According to researchers at the University of Bristol, around 30% of people will develop shingles at some ...

Older adults who received the Shingrix shingles vaccine were 24% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over four years in a study of more than 500,000 people. Researchers estimate the difference ...