![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/common-adult-vaccines-may-help-protect-from-alzheimers-study-shows/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Close-Up-Of-Doctor-Filling-Medical-Injection.jpg&description=Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center found a link between common adult vaccinations, such as shingles or pneumonia jabs, and a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's A selection of common adult vaccines, including shingles and pneumonia, could help older people fend off Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. Those who have previously had a shingles vaccine, pneumococcus vaccine, or the tetanus or diphtheria jab, with or without an added pertussis vaccine, had a 25-30 per cent lower chance of developing Alzheimer's. The research was carried out by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The latest study follows on from research published last year where it was found that adults who had received at least one flu vaccine were 40 per cent less likely to develop Alzheimer's than their unvaccinated peers. Senior author Dr Paul Shulz, a neurology professor with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston said: "We were wondering whether the influenza finding was specific to the flu vaccine. This data revealed that several additional adult vaccines were also associated with a reduction in the risk of Alzheimer's." For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. Speaking in a University of Texas press release, Dr Shulz added: "We and others hypothesize that the immune system is responsible for causing brain cell dysfunction in Alzheimer's. The findings suggest to us that vaccination is having a more general effect on the immune system that is reducing the risk for developing Alzheimer's." Researchers looked into the medical records of 1.6 million patients who did or did not receive routine vaccinations recommended in adulthood as part of the study. Patients were free from dementia during a two-year period previously and were at least 65 years old by the start of the eight-year follow-up period. People who had received the vaccines for tetanus and diphtheria were 30 per cent less){kind=link}
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center found a link between common adult vaccinations, such as shingles or pneumonia jabs, and a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s
A selection of common adult vaccines, including shingles and pneumonia, could help older people fend off Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
Those who have previously had a shingles vaccine, pneumococcus vaccine, or the tetanus or diphtheria jab, with or without an added pertussis vaccine, had a 25-30 per cent lower chance of developing Alzheimer’s. The research was carried out by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
The latest study follows on from research published last year where it was found that adults who had received at least one flu vaccine were 40 per cent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s than their unvaccinated peers. Senior author Dr Paul Shulz, a neurology professor with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston said: “We were wondering whether the influenza finding was specific to the flu vaccine. This data revealed that several additional adult vaccines were also associated with a reduction in the risk of Alzheimer’s.”
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US.