Don’t go digging for gold in the golden age.
New study suggests that picking your nose increases your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.
The bacteria travel through the olfactory nerves in the nasal cavity and are streamlined by picks to reach the brain, where they create markers that are “a tell-tale sign of Alzheimer’s disease.” According to scientists from Griffith University in Australia.
Specifically, their study, published in Scientific Reports, observed bacteria. Chlamydia pneumoniae — a bacterium associated with respiratory infections, including pneumonia — that uses the olfactory nerve as “an entry route to attack the central nervous system.” Cells in the brain responded to the attack by depositing amyloid beta protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
“We showed it first Chlamydia pneumoniae Professor James St. John, co-author of the study and director of the Clem Jones Center for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research, said: press release.
Although the study was done in mice, St. John said, “The evidence is potentially frightening for humans as well.”
Because the olfactory nerve bypasses the blood-brain barrier, researchers say, it serves as an express pathway for bacteria to reach the brain. The next phase of their research aims to prove that the same pathway exists in humans.
“We need to do this study in humans to see if the same pathway works in the same way. says Mr.
“What we do know is that these same bacteria are present in humans, but we don’t know how they get there.”
St. John and his team noted that loss of the sense of smell could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, and suggest smell testing in people over the age of 60 as an early detector.
“Risk factors rise sharply after age 65, but we are looking at other causes as well, not just age, but environmental exposure as well. And bacteria and viruses are important.” I think.”
The professor also gave some valuable guidance on how to protect yourself from the neurological distress associated with nose picking.
“It’s not a good idea to pick your nose or pull hair out of it…we don’t want to hurt the inside of your nose.
“Damage to the mucous membrane of the nose can increase the number of bacteria entering the brain.”
