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Shingles vaccine may prevent many cases of dementia in women

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Kokeshi123 · 26/05/2023 12:54

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.23.23290253v1?fbclid=IwAR0-ck5dMaO3O_xpl6oQoUY5zXj2qUw6ISRi9GhFgvo3iQjOtq8yU8Z5vbU

This has not yet been peer reviewed, but the evidence looks pretty strong: the shingles vaccine may prevent a large minority of dementia cases in women (although it seems to have no effect in men). An easy to read discussion can be found on this summary here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1661776663074738176.html?fbclid=IwAR1WYp3sXqz8u41jXXNg_SUyDzIWlRstHRNTsVs-cVM-EL90jkgrQgbtSrc

Fingers crossed that this turns out to be true - and in the mean time, do get a shingles vaccine if you are eligible; apart from anything else, it's a horrid painful illness, and is especially a problem for post-menopausal women who are more prone to it than men.

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https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.23.23290253v1?fbclid=IwAR0-ck5dMaO3O_xpl6oQoUY5zXj2qUw6ISRi9GhFgvo3iQjOtq8yU8Z5vbU

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Florissante · 26/05/2023 12:56

If true, that would be fantastic.

MedSchoolRat · 26/05/2023 13:19

It's literally my job to evaluate medical evidence: this writeup isn't convincing me of causal effects not remotely but ... it's sunny & want to go out, not waste time on it. Look out for Twitter commentaries if you're still interested.

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