There may be something more than just a bad habit behind this behavior.

A study published in 2022 found a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and an increased risk of developing dementia. In cases where picking at your nose causes internal tissue damage, ...

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 ...

Have you ever caught yourself absentmindedly picking your nose in a quiet moment? It feels like a private, harmless habit that most of us share without much thought. Yet, recent scientific discoveries ...

Headline after headline has been written about a 2024 study, published in the scientific journal Biomolecules, which suggests that “neuroinflammation may also play an — at least partial — role in ...

*New research has raised concerns about nose picking and its potential link to Alzheimer’s disease. A recent letter in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences suggests that this habit might be a ...

She’s had many a bad air day. Fed-up North Carolina flight attendant Taryn Milhouse is raising a stink about the most revolting traveler habits, which include nose-picking, blowing one’s nose — and ...

The Detroit Lions broke out a new celebration recently. Their star players began appearing to pick their nose after getting first downs. The officiating crew asked them to stop digging for boogers, ...

Nose picking is something that should — more than ever during a pandemic — be avoided. But habits can be hard to break, especially those that you do without thinking. Picking the nose, like ...