The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

A multi‑institution research team including Columbia, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins and others, report that nearly one in three ...

A new study found that emergency room visits and hospitalizations tied to cannabis use among older adults has skyrocketed since the early 2000s.

Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...

Screens are steadily taking over more and more of our life, leading some researchers to worry about the effect of long-term ...

Consuming cannabis can certainly be a way to deal with some health conditions like chronic pain or insomnia. But when a user ...

Middle-aged folks and seniors whose weed use lands them in the hospital are at higher risk for developing dementia within a ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be ...

"Individuals with cannabis use severe enough to require hospital-based care were at increased risk of a new dementia ...