Fingernail ridges are visible lines or grooves on the nail’s surface. They can run vertically from the cuticle to the tip of ...

The key to whether you should get any changes to your fingernails checked out is whether it appears on all your fingernails or just one. Usually longitudinal ridging appears on all fingers, but, says ...

Also, the cuticular seal of the nails should be intact, and the nail plate should adhere to the nail bed, says Dr. Thomas ...

and a lack of calcium especially can cause slightly brittle nails. Nail growth also slows down during illness, or sometimes after an operation, but this tends to reveal itself as ridges ...

I did notice some slight bubbling of the glue underneath (the packaging claims "no bubbling"), but that could have been due to my application technique or the ridges/uneven texture on my nails.

Next time you admire your nails, have a closer look. Scratch beneath the surface and find out how your fingernails can present an accurate picture of your health. Nails grow at a rate of around ...

If you rip off fake nails, you can end up taking off chunks of the outermost layer, Dr. Ibrahim says. The result? Everything from bumps and ridges to thinning to increased peeling to discoloration.

Just like scientists use rings in trees to approximate the age of the tree, medical professionals can use lines, changes, and ridges in nails to estimate the beginning of an illness. Not everyone ...

Scientists have discovered a strange new toad species smaller than a fingernail in a rainforest in northeast Brazil, shedding more light on the rich diversity of life forms in the region.

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