Posted on 10/29/2022 5:21:04 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Researchers have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain in mice, where it creates markers that are a tell-tale sign of Alzheimer's disease.
The study showed that Chlamydia pneumoniae used the nerve extending between the nasal cavity and the brain as an invasion path to invade the central nervous system. The cells in the brain then responded by depositing amyloid beta protein which is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
The olfactory nerve in the nose is directly exposed to air and offers a short pathway to the brain, one which bypasses the blood-brain barrier. It's a route that viruses and bacteria have sniffed out as an easy one into the brain.
There are some simple steps to look after the lining of your nose that Professor St John suggests people can take now if they want to lower their risk of potentially developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
"Picking your nose and plucking the hairs from your nose are not a good idea," he said.
"We don't want to damage the inside of our nose and picking and plucking can do that. If you damage the lining of the nose, you can increase how many bacteria can go up into your brain."
Smell tests may also have potential as detectors for Alzheimer's and dementia says Professor St John, as loss of sense of smell is an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease. He suggests smell tests from when a person turns 60 years old could be beneficial as an early detector.
"Once you get over 65 years old, your risk factor goes right up, but we're looking at other causes as well, because it's not just age—it is environmental exposure as well. And we think that bacteria and viruses are critical."
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Damn
There’s going to be a lot of football players with problems
The way to negate the effect is to eat the boogers, so you’re safe.
What about nose blowers?
I never thought about this.
I recently had a report on the bacteria in my mouth. Holy heck..it’s crazy. the report gave me a break down of how much and how I ranked compared to others tested and the disease associated with each kind of bacteria.
Some of them are related to pancreatic cancer. It makes you wonder if there isnt some kind of way to watch for that in the future as an early marker.
aw geez... i haven’t got a chance... i gave it both nostrils.
I am so screwed 😂😂
Possible it you stick you finger, with a large protruding nail, up your nose 7 - 8 inches into your brain.
Yikes! I’m screwed!!
Just don’t pick your friends nose
Bkmk
i had it by age 12.
F___ it. Everything causes dementia.
Now they tell me...
so what about the covid testing...how many millions will get dementia because of that up your nose test.
Well, I’m screwed.
So tonight, I pledge to stop um . . . uh, what was that again, sonny?
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