From the mysterious white flecks that sometimes appear on nails to unusual ridging or changes in thickness, what do these ...

The speed of fingernail growth can indicate how quickly or slowly a person is aging, with faster growth suggesting better ...

A doctor has issued a serious warning to anyone who bites their nails after one woman contracted a ‘deadly infection’.

For example, in a healthy nail the underlying nail bed should be pink except for the white tips. Other colours could indicate an infection of the nail itself, or an underlying health condition.

White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...

The woman with a chronic fungal infection of her nails may arrive in the clinician's office complaining that her nails have become thick and discolored, or that 1 or more nail plates have begun to ...