Maybe you first noticed them while you were painting your nails and the polish didn’t go on smoothly — those dents that run from one side of the nail to the other and create little valleys where the ...

Nail inspiration often comes in the form of perfectly glazed manicures – chrome-dipped stiletto nails that are perfectly smooth and shaped.But behind the colour and shine, our nails can reveal a great ...

Dr Ogunleye: Beau lines are transverse lines in the nail—you actually see a deep horizontal dip or a split in the nail. It is the nail's version of telogen effluvium or stress-induced disruption in ...

You cut them. Maybe paint them. And that’s about it. But in reality, your nails can give you a glimpse into your overall ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Have you noticed lines or ...

Sometimes it is the smallest detail that can indicate a major problem, especially when it comes to your health. If a certain type of ridging appears on your nails it could be a sign of many major ...

An example of “covid nails” that has been observed by Tim Spector, principal investigator for the Zoe COVID Symptom Study. (Zoe COVID Study) At this point in the pandemic, the coronavirus's ...

A new term is circulating after a scientist in the U.K. said he was receiving anecdotal reports of COVID nails, or horizontal lines appearing across the nails of coronavirus survivors several months ...

Let’s start with nail fungus, a disease that an average person experiences at least once in their lifetime. As you probably know, the fungus is found in our bodies. To turn into an infection, it needs ...

Habit-tic deformity is a traumatic nail dystrophy that results from habitual picking of the proximal nail fold margin. 4 The most common location is the thumbnail; however, all fingernails can be ...