New study suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer's and dementia (2022)

https://news.griffith.edu.au/2022/10/28/new-research-suggests-nose-picking-could-increase-risk-for-alzheimers-and-dementia/

by lnyan • 2 years ago

34 17 2 years ago

news.griffith.edu.au

highfrequency• 2 years ago

"The olfactory nerve in the nose is directly exposed to air and offers a short pathway to the brain, one which bypasses the blood-brain barrier. It’s a route that viruses and bacteria have sniffed out as an easy one into the brain."

andrewclunn• 2 years ago

They just could not resist the pun... and I'm here for it.

shreddit• 2 years ago

Is it at least not much bigger than a womp rat?

causality0• 2 years ago

That headline is a wild extrapolation from the actual study. They showed that in mice a species of bacteria can travel from the olfactory nerve into the brain which results in the production of amyloid protein. The olfactory epithelium is 7cm inside your nose. You are the nose-picking champion of the world if you can get your booger-hook that deep.

luizfzs• 2 years ago

100%. This is a horrible and misleading headline.

They should really be ashamed of having such a headline.

laurent_du• 2 years ago

Or, if their goal was to get people to click on their link, they should be proud because it's going to be very effective.

skapadia• 2 years ago

I'm screwed.

theflyingelvis• 2 years ago

Snot good

maxden• 2 years ago

posted 28 October 2022

and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33491437

limbero• 2 years ago

Sensationalized title from Griffith University's news site. The study itself may be a better link?[1]

[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-06749-9

poikroequ• 2 years ago

(2022)

FollowingTheDao• 2 years ago

This is so sad. Researchers will look at everything but nutrition.

nicman23• 2 years ago

there are no microplastics in ba sing se

brianbreslin• 2 years ago

How far away from a vaccine/treatment for alzheimers do we think we are? Or dementia? I'm using the term vaccine liberally here.

We know its linked to build up of amyloid beta proteins, does anything clear this protein away that we know of?

fsckboy• 2 years ago

How far away? we don't know.

does anything clear this protein away? plenty of sleep daily is a very good candidate, 7+ hours

jamal-kumar• 2 years ago

Why is this flagged? It tracks with other research stating that persistent diseases (In this case chlamydia) are a potential risk factor. It's already been determined that herpes is one of these [1] , then the research on gingivitis being a huge risk factor as well [2]. I could absolutely see other bad hygeine habits like not brushing your teeth on the same line of risk as picking your nose

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234998/

[2] https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/large-study-links-gum-disease-d...

smegsicle• 2 years ago

UNLESS you eat it

New study suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer's and dementia (2022)

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