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  "id": 3271332,
  "title": "Shingles vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/shingles-vaccine-linked-to-24-lower-dementia-risk",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:09:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823015013.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Older adults who received the Shingrix shingles vaccine were 24% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over four years in a study of more than 500,000 people. Researchers estimate the difference could amount to roughly one dementia case prevented for every 17 people vaccinated.",
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        "title": "Shingles vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/shingles-vaccine-linked-to-24-lower-dementia-risk-3273218",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:09:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}