New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- If you are a chronic nose picker, then beware. Medically termed rhinotillexomania, chronic nose picking has long been considered an innocuous habit, but a review of dozens of published studies suggests it may have serious implications for brain health and lead to neurodegenerative disease namely Alzheimer's.
Researchers at Western Sydney University in Australia delved into the possible link between chronic nose-picking which is medically known as rhinotillexomania and Alzheimer's disease. Their hypothesis centered on the introduction of germs into the delicate nasal cavity during this habit, which could potentially trigger inflammation in the brain. The study is published in the journal Biomolecules.
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