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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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; ...

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.

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 ...

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.

One thing I didn't expect to do this week was laugh my head off at a video of a lemur picking its nose. But here we are. Even if you're grossed out, it's worth sticking around to learn why ...