![Mouse Study Suggests an Unexpected Link Between Nose-Picking And Alzheimer’s Mouse Study Suggests an Unexpected Link Between Nose-Picking And Alzheimer’s](https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/11/PickingNose.jpg)
A 2022 study revealed a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and upping the chances of developing dementia.
In cases where picking at your nose damages internal tissues, critical species of bacteria gain an easier path to the brain, which responds to the bacteria’s presence in ways that resemble signs of Alzheimer’s disease.