Imagine having 10 soft, nail-less fingers, and 10 delicate, unprotected toes. Nails are nature's way of shielding our hands and feet from the slings and arrows of the world. Nails also act as a kind ...

Here's a little anatomy factoid for you: when you look at your bare nail, at the nail bed, down by cuticle, there's a teeny crescent-shaped whiteish area, and it's called the lunula. This means ...

What a man thought was a splinter under his fingernail turned out to be a tumor instead, according to a new report of the case. The man, in his 40s, noticed a dark line under his nail after an injury, ...

Some mistakes -- including while getting manicures -- could be weakening your nails. But there are ways to fix them. Ilja - stock.adobe.com Leave your weak nails in 2024. Dr. Mary Stevenson, a ...

Our nails often go unnoticed, relegated to being simply aesthetic appendages. But beneath that glossy coat of polish — or underneath the dirt for those who prefer a more natural look — lies a wealth ...

Fingernails, often overlooked, are biological indicators of health. Conditions like clubbing, white flecks (leukonychia), blue nails, dark lines, spoon nails, and horizontal ridges can signal ...

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