Don't pick your nose!

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Seriously, dont! - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/picking-your-nose-may-increase-alzheimers-dementia-risk

 

• Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, and it is thought that both environment and genetics play a part in its development.
  
• Research suggests that pathogens may also contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s, but the pathways by which they enter the brain have, until recently, been unclear.
  
• Now, a study from Australia has found that one bacterium, Chlamydia pneumoniae, enters the brain via the olfactory nerve from the nose leading to the development of amyloid beta plaques which are characteristic of Alzheimer’s.
  
• The authors suggest that nose-picking damages the nasal mucosa, making it easier for the bacteria to reach the olfactory nerve and enter the brain.
  

 

Whilst this may not be the be all and end all of the causes, it's nice to see that scientists are still looking into it and coming up with genuinely useful advice.

Oh, and...

 

Prof. St. John advised that nose-picking and plucking hair from the nose should be avoided. “If you damage the lining of the nose, you can increase how many bacteria can go up into your brain,” he said.

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I didn't know mice could pick their noses