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eppur_se_muova

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2. This deserves a cross-post in Health, where more people who might need it will see it.

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Mon May 12, 2025, 02:19 AM

May 12

Last edited Mon May 12, 2025, 04:24 AM - Edit history (1)

To clarify a little, the effect is prophylactic, not curative. Get the shingles vaccine, ward off dementia/AD ...

... but if you already have dementia/AD, they're not claiming it will help. I can't even tell if they've looked for that, though it would be surprising if found.

ETA: Thanks for this post, which also lead me to bookshop.org, which looks super interesting!

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Eric Topol: *multiple* studies show a relationship between shingles vaccine and reduced dementia [View all] scipan May 11 OP

Interesting. Bernardo de La Paz May 12 #1

This deserves a cross-post in Health, where more people who might need it will see it. eppur_se_muova May 12 #2

Well damn, this is excellent news! lark May 12 #3