Neuroinflammation may play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows. How is neuroinflammation caused? The simplest way is by picking your nose. That's right: The new study ...

Truth: We've all picked our noses at some point in our lives! And yet, as adults, we've learned to use a tissue to remove what's bothering us in our nasal passages. But toddlers are still developing, ...

We teach kids not to do it. It's unsanitary. It's just plain gross to see. Let's be real, though. Most of us pick our noses - some 91% according to the only (small and old) study that seems to have ...

Headline after headline has been written about a 2024 study, published in the scientific journal Biomolecules, which suggests that “neuroinflammation may also play an — at least partial — role in ...

Nose picking, or rhinotillexis, is a seemingly innocuous habit that is often met with disapproval and disgust. While it may not be the most socially acceptable behavior, it is surprisingly common, ...

A study published in 2022 found a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and an increased risk of developing dementia. In cases where picking at your nose causes internal tissue damage, ...

Those who admitted to nose picking were 3.8 times as likely to catch the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as those who claimed that they didn't. (Photo by Max ...

As if you needed another reason to avoid picking your nose, the unsanitary habit could increase the risk of contracting COVID, according to a new study from Amsterdam University Medical Centers. A ...

You can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your pathogens. A review of dozens of published studies into the mechanisms behind neurological diseases has collected strong evidence that people who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Health care workers who picked their nose were three times as likely to acquire SARS-CoV-2 as those who did not.