Although many people bite their nails occasionally, repeated and compulsive nail-biting can cause long-lasting harm.

I bite my fingernails. It’s something I’ve done my entire life. I’ve been able to quit for periods of time, and at other times it seemed like I always had a finger in my mouth, biting my nails to the ...

Most people think of nails as something you paint, trim, or show off, but they’re actually tiny health reporters. The way your nails look and grow can tell you a lot about what’s happening inside your ...

Dear Heloise: I was reading the letter from the lady who is very upset with the state of her nails due to her lifelong nail-biting. I was a nail-biter for a little over 50 years, until my wife ...

Nail biters want to know. Nail biters want to know. Credit...Elizabeth Renstrom for The New York Times Supported by By Jennifer Hussein No matter your algorithmic preferences, if you’re scrolling ...