Your nails might seem like a purely cosmetic detail, but doctors often see them as tiny windows into your overall health.

You probably don’t spend much time thinking about your fingernails (unless you’re painting them!). But your nails can provide key insights into your health. Take nail ridges for instance, which may ...

Your nails serve as more than just a canvas for your favorite polish color. These small but significant parts of your body can reveal important information about your overall health, often acting as ...

Here are some signs that it may be time to give your nails a break. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Erica Sweeney Q: I keep my nails near-constantly polished, but I worry ...

Your nail-related issues may be more health-related than cosmetic. Find out what insight your nails have to offer about underlying nutritional deficiencies.

You notice it first as a small gap between your nail and the pink skin underneath. What starts as a barely visible separation gradually expands, creating an unsettling space where debris collects and ...

Your nails are more than just an aesthetic feature, they can offer significant insights into your overall well-being. “Your nail health is a very good reflection of your overall health,” cites ...

Dry skin, parched strands—as most of us in our 50s already know, menopause can cause us to dry out from head to toe—including to the very tips of our fingernails. “During menopause, changes in nail ...

Q: My fingernails used to be quite smooth. But over the last few months they've developed ridges that run the length of the nails. They also break easily, and the top layer sometimes peels off. Can ...

Onychogryphosis — also known as ram’s horn nails — is a condition mostly affecting the big toenail, in which one set of toenails grows substantially more, and faster, than the other. The nails often ...