Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neuroinflammation may play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows. How is neuroinflammation caused?

We teach kids not to do it. It's unsanitary. It's just plain gross to see. Let's be real, though. Most of us pick our noses - some 91% according to the only (small and old) study that seems to have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Could picking your nose be bad for your brain? According to one report, it could be possible. However, an expert says, there's no ...

Neuroinflammation may play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows. How is neuroinflammation caused? The simplest way is by picking your nose. That's right: The new study ...

It's a habit most of us are guilty of sometimes. Now scientists are warning that picking your nose could increase the risk of micro-organisms entering your body. And that could raise the risk of you ...

Nose-picking is widely considered an unpleasant habit, yet it is rarely viewed as a health concern. Most people assume the risks stop at irritation or infection, but recent scientific research has ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Parents might need to change their minds when telling their children to stop picking their nose. Researchers said it's actually good for them. According to the National Center of ...

Neuroinflammation may play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows. How is neuroinflammation caused? The simplest way is by picking your nose. That's right: The new study ...

Some mucus is a good and healthy thing, keeping most invaders out. But when it dries up, along with whatever it has caught, it turns into what most of us call boogers (scientists call them crusts).