An accompanying study found 12 species of primates pick their nose, using fingers or tools. A video shows a lemur picking its nose with an enormously long finger, a behavior never before spotted ...

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. But there is lot more than ...

Nose picking may be more than just a social faux pas. A study out of Australia suggests there may be a link between nose picking and developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The study — titled ...

New research suggests a surprising and potentially concerning link between a common habit—picking your nose—and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A study published in 2022 revealed a tenuous ...

Meanwhile, the 2001 Ig Nobel Prize for Public Health, an award that 'honours achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think', was given to two researchers who found that teenagers ...

Nose pickers tend to be primates that have especially good dexterity and use tools. “The team [has] given us the first map of nose picking across our primate family tree, ...

While often considered taboo, nose picking in public represents a complex behavior pattern that deserves scientific examination. Research reveals surprising insights about this common habit and ...

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.

Every couple of years we see a wave of stories claiming picking your nose is a causal factor in the onset of Alzheimer's disease. So where does this story come from and why is it, according to ...

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; ...

*New research has raised concerns about nose picking and its potential link to Alzheimer’s disease. A recent letter in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences suggests that this habit might ...