Shingles vaccine slows the progression of dementia

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  Hello and welcome to Health Check from the BBC, I'm Claudia Hammond.

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  Today, more signs that the vaccine against shingles might be useful in the fight against dementia.

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  And some curious mind-body links,

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  why a doctor emphasising the severity of the side effects of a medication could actually make them worse.

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  To help me today, I have BBC journalist Laura Foster.

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  How are you?

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  I'm well.

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  Thanks, Claudia.

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  How are you?

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  No, I'm good.

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  Thank you.

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  Now you have a mind-body story for us too.

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  Yes,

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  I've been looking at this really interesting research where it talks about

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  if people listen to someone talking about icy core scenes and mountains and fresh air and snow,

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  could that help women?

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  coping with the menopause.

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  Well we'll find out more about that later and from Peru the challenges of treating people with tuberculosis.

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  But Laura first I want to ask you about this new research on the impact of the shingles vaccine on dementia.

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  Now this has already been investigated in terms of prevention hasn't it?

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