Researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech developed a smartphone app to screen for anemia using images of a person’s fingernail beds instead of the conventional blood test.

Subungual melanoma, which appears under fingernails and toenails, is a rare but serious form of skin cancer that typically ...

Learn to distinguish between nail psoriasis and nail fungus through key visual differences, associated symptoms, and ...

Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD Nail psoriasis and onychomycosis (nail fungus) are both conditions that can discolor ...

Your fingernails, as small as they are, can act as indicators of your overall health, offering subtle clues about potential ...

Our toes can tell us a lot about our health and can give us clues to a range of issues from nutritional deficiencies, to ...

called nail psoriasis. It’s often one of the first signs that you have the disease. The changes can take many forms. Your nails might crumble or come away from your finger. You might notice ...

The weather changing, flowers blooming and injuries mounting — there are always signs that baseball’s regular season is on the horizon. The Cincinnati Reds are no different than the rest of ...

A diet of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods and lean meats, low in salt and sugar, is associated with reduced psoriasis severity, new research finds. The new study by ...

In general, a patient who presents with several abnormal fingernails may have an inflammatory process such as lichen planus or psoriasis but only one abnormal fingernail could be an infection or ...

First up some basic anatomy. Nails are an extension of the skin. They are made from keratin, a super tough protein that shields the toes and tops of your fingers from trauma. The half-moon shape ...