Researchers are investigating a “potentially scary” link between nose picking and Alzheimer’s disease.

Dirty fingers introduce bacteria into the nose, resulting in infections that could lead to crusting, tissue damage and nosebleeds and now scientists are testing the theory that trauma to the nasal lining may transmit germs to the brain, possibly resulting in inflammation and amyloid plaques being formed, in line with the progressive neurodegenerative condition. Researchers have never been able to pinpoint the exact cause of Alezheimer’s which gradually impairs various brain function such as memory, thinking, reasoning and judgment, and some have shifted their focus to the crucial nose-brain axis, the pathway between the nasal cavity and central nervous system.

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A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s changes everything.

The brain function begins to decline until it just doesn’t work anymore.

It’s a slow decline that takes a toll not only on the patient but the people who love them.

A new study from a team at University Hospitals hopes to be a first step in reversing the disease. It all started with research in one one of the leading risk factors for Alzheimer’s: traumatic brain injury.

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Levels of lithium were significantly reduced in the prefrontal cortex of people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

In a mouse model of AD, a low-dose lithium salt in the diet reversed memory loss and prevented cognitive decline in aging mice.

While more study is needed, lithium replacement could be a potential approach to prevent and treat AD.

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