Health experts have urged people to keep a close eye on their fingernails for any unusual alterations that could signal potentially serious problems. Medical specialists warn that if your nails adopt ...

Vertical fingernail ridges are usually harmless and often appear due to aging. Horizontal ridges might indicate health issues like vitamin deficiencies or infections. Good nail hygiene can help ...

Nail fungus and nail psoriasis are two conditions that affect the nails. They have similar symptoms, and you can have both fungus and psoriasis at the same time, but they are different and have ...

Those seemingly innocent changes in your nails might be telling you something important about what’s happening deep inside your body. While most of us only pay attention to our nails when it’s time ...

Nails are considered mini health monitors. Acknowledging these indicators will allow you to detect the problems in their ...

IBM Research debuted a wearable “fingernail sensor” — which it says may one day help clinicians monitor patient health — at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The sensor, which is still ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a serious problem with my fingernails splitting and coming off at the edges. I have tried biotin and keratin for almost a year without results. I am an 89-year-old man who takes ...

Shahnaz Husain Do you have dry, cracked, splitting, brittle fingernails during the winter months? It’s not just your skin ...