Parakeratosis pustulosa (PP) is a cause of distal nail inflammation and nail dystrophy that affects a single digit. It is nonpruritic and minimally painful. This distal digital dactylitis is ...

There's no way around it: Thick toenails are not pretty. If you notice that your toenails have become thick and discolored ...

Lindsay Curtis is a freelance health & medical writer in South Florida. Prior to becoming a freelancer, she worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of ...

Spoon nails, medically known as koilonychia, are indented nails that appear scooped in like a spoon. Rather than growing straight, the nails curve inward. A common cause of spoon nails is iron ...

Nail pitting is the visual appearance of dents or dimples in your nail bed. Pitting occurs because something disrupts the normal nail formation. It's often related to autoimmune conditions like ...

July 24, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in developing a new gene therapy approach that restores full-length dystrophin protein, which could lead to new treatments for ...

And when it comes to embodying your character of choice during the holiday, we think you'd be remiss not to include your nails. While Bazaar editors have been keeping track of the best nail trends ...

We hypothesize that Duchenne muscular dystrophy and autism spectrum disorder/pervasive developmental disorder co-occur with a greater than random frequency. In this study, we set out to reject the ...

Jackie Zabezhinsky would spend two months at the NICU at Children's Minnesota and then underwent testing and treatment for nearly a year before doctors diagnosed her with myotonic dystrophy ...