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

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 ...

Could picking your nose be bad for your brain? According to one report, it could be possible. However, an expert says, there's no need to panic if you engage in the bad habit.

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 ...

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 ...

Nose pickers are more at risk of contracting COVID, the study suggested. Getty Images/iStockphoto The majority of study participants, 85%, admitted to finding themselves thoughtlesslly picking ...

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.

ADMIT it: do you every sneakily pick your nose? Scientists claim the gross habit most of us indulge in in private could increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The study carried out by Gri… ...

Nose picking is a natural habit — children who have not yet learned social norms realize early on that the fit between their forefinger and a nostril is pretty good.

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.

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.