Increased Risk of Sinus Infections: By picking your nose, you can disrupt the natural protective barrier of mucus in your nasal passages, making it easier for bacteria to enter and cause ...

Recent studies suggest that nose-picking might contribute to neuroinflammation, a known factor in Alzheimer's disease. According to a review paper published in Biomolecules, the action of ...

Nose-picking is linked to a higher spread of COVID, according to a new study from Amsterdam University Medical Centers. A chief health officer weighed in on the risk.

Currently, there is little research suggesting that nose picking may increase your risk of Alzheimer’s. However, much more research is needed.

The paper itself doesn’t say that Alzheimer’s is caused by nose-picking ― it just suggests that the habit “may” lead to the introduction of pathogens that could, potentially, cause a ...

A study on mice done in Australia suggests that nose picking or plucking the nose hairs may increase a risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life. More study is needed, the authors note.

Habitual nose picking is associated with an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus, researchers in the Netherlands found. A new study, published Wednesday in PLOS ONE, showed that nearly 85 ...

Picking your nose doesn’t make the list of things that can cause severe injury to the nasal mucosa—you could cause more damage clipping your nose hairs or getting a foreign object stuck up there.

Picking one's nose may introduce pathogens that cause repeated inflammation in the brain, eventually leading to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new report says; ...

So, can picking your nose cause dementia? Eh. That’s a hard sell at this point, Dr. Sachdev says. “I do believe this bacteria can infect the nose. This is a very clear finding,” he says.

New research shows that a type of primate known as an aye-aye loves picking its nose. Researchers say the findings raise interesting questions about why nose-picking is such a common behavior.

Don’t go digging for gold in your golden years. New research suggests that picking your nose could increase your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.. Bacteria can ...