Bites & Insights: Is dementia a vaccine-preventable condition?

Is dementia a vaccine-preventable condition?

For most of us, dementia is one of the scariest parts of aging. There are ways to decrease your risk of dementia such as exercising, eating well, socializing, and keeping active, but those all take a sustained effort. What if I told you that there was an easy way to reduce your risk by about 20% that just took a couple of visits to the doctor or pharmacist? Recent research shows that vaccines for shingles, influenza, pneumonia and others reduces the risk of dementia and other health conditions. Sound to good to be true?

Join Dr. Dawn Bowdish, a Professor in McMaster’s Department of Medicine and Executive Director of the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health Come and learn about the science behind these surprising findings about infections and immunity, and how getting vaccinated can help in unexpected ways.

About the Bites & Insights Series

As we age, many of us want to know what we can do to stay healthy and live well. However, with an overwhelming amount of information available, it can be challenging to determine where to focus our efforts to achieve the greatest impact on our health and well-being.

Join researchers and experts from the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) for Bites & Insights, a community talk series designed to share practical, evidence-based ways to stay healthy and engaged in the activities you enjoy as you age. Each session includes time for audience questions and open discussion. Light refreshments will be provided.

Bites & Insights is made possible through the generous support of the Hamilton Community Foundation.

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