From the «Science! Fuck Yeah!» department:
Title: Relax, picking your nose is not causing Alzheimer's disease
Author: Rich Haridy
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 06:00:09 +0000
Link:
https://newatlas.com/brain/alzheimers-dementia/relax-picking-your-nose-is-not-causing-alzheimers-disease/
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Every couple of years it seems like another wave of stories emerge claiming picking your nose is a major causal factor in the onset of Alzheimer's disease. In 2024 it happened yet again, with a torrent of news headlines loudly declaring "scary evidence" had been found showing Alzheimer's disease was linked with a bit of finger-based nasal exploration. So where does this weird story come from and why is it, according to several neuroscientists New Atlas contacted, "extremely unlikely."
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Category:Alzheimer's & Dementia[3], Brain Health[4], Body & Mind[5]
Tags:Alzheimer's disease[6], Dementia[7], Viruses and Bacteria[8], Inflammation[9]
Links:
[1]:
https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/414e632/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5260x3507+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2Ff0%2F3fa5cc244be19a79f0e172fb209a%2Fdepositphotos-37342449-xl.jpg (
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[2]:
https://newatlas.com/brain/alzheimers-dementia/relax-picking-your-nose-is-not-causing-alzheimers-disease/ (link)
[3]:
https://newatlas.com/brain/alzheimers-dementia/ (link)
[4]:
https://newatlas.com/brain/ (link)
[5]:
https://newatlas.com/medical/ (link)
[6]:
http://feeds.feedblitz.com/null (link)
[7]:
https://newatlas.com/tag/dementia/ (link)
[8]:
https://newatlas.com/tag/viruses-and-bacteria/ (link)
[9]:
https://newatlas.com/tag/inflammation/ (link)
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