Did you bite your nails today? While it might seem harmless, nail biting can actually increase your risk of infection. “Nail biting can cause small injuries around the nail, allowing bacteria, viruses ...

Nail-biting, known medically as onychophagia, has long been considered a common habit, especially among children and teenagers. Yet doctors caution that the behaviour can be far more damaging than it ...

While it's particularly common in children between the ages of seven and ten, it becomes a serious concern—requiring clinical and psychological consultation—when it persists into adolescence and ...

Do you bite your nails? For 30 years, I did. We nail biters can be "pathological groomers" — people for whom normal grooming behaviors, like skin picking or hair pulling, have become virtually ...

Likely you would have no difficulty believing me if I told you that a relationship can be healing. However, it may seem strange if I claim that a specific interaction and connection with another ...

The urge can strike at the most inopportune times.

Most nail biters admit that the habit comes up when they’re nervous or when they’re bored. When you’re experiencing a lot of anxiety, biting your nails can be a way of releasing some of that stress ...

Caring for our fingernails and toenails is often an afterthought, says professional nail technician Titilayo Bankole. Many of us don't think of maintaining our nails the way we do our teeth and hair.

Did you bite your nails today? While it might seem harmless, nail biting can actually increase your risk of infection.