The shingles vaccine could be a tool to prevent Alzheimer’s

Scientists may have found an unexpected clue in the fight against Alzheimer’s: the shingles vaccine. When researchers compared people born just days apart — where one group was eligible for the vaccine and the other wasn’t — those who got it seemed less likely to develop Alzheimer’s. Nobody is sure why. It might calm chronic inflammation, or give an aging immune system a boost. But it’s one more sign that we’re still trying to solve a disease we don’t fully understand. #Unexplainable Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts