A study published in 2022 found a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and an increased risk of developing ...

Nose picking may be more than just a social faux pas. A study out of Australia suggests there may be a link between nose picking and developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The study — titled ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — While centuries of folklore and various legends have led to bats being considered creepy critters, the tiny, winged mammals are actually harmless, and play an important role ...

Pseudogymnoascus destructans fungus confirmed in Nevada bats threatens wildlife conservation efforts as officials monitor for ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Scientists from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed that white-nose syndrome, an often fatal disease of hibernating bats, has been detected in Benton ...

Wildlife officials say the fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome has spread to seven more counties in Western Washington and four in Eastern Washington. The fungus that causes white-nose ...

When it comes to medical research, breakthrough discoveries can emerge from the most unexpected sources. The intricate puzzle of Alzheimer’s disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative condition ...

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 ...

People with Parkinson’s disease secrete a higher-than-normal amount of sebum, which is an oily substance produced by the skin's sebaceous glands. Additionally, that sebum contains abnormal levels of ...

A four-year study concludes that the fungal disease, white-nose syndrome, poses a severe threat to many western North American bats. A four-year study recently published in Ecology and Evolution ...

Wildlife in Pennsylvania is under regular assault by infections and diseases of all sorts delivered through everything from tick bites to close contact with others of their kind or their prey to their ...