Many children have the habit of biting their nails. Maybe yours does too. What are the possible consequences? Why do they do it? And how can you get them to stop? Tension and stress are often the ...

It’s time to kick the habit ...

A new psychology book reveals that procrastination and nail-biting aren't just bad habits — they're actually survival ...

Researches now say parents who struggle to get their children to quit thumb-sucking may have a surprising upside. They say the habit may be protective against some common allergies. Children who ...

"This group of behaviors affects about 5% of the world population," said Dr. Tiffany Libby, a dermatologist at Brown Dermatology. That's about 380 million people. These group of behaviors is known as ...

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 can cause small injuries around the nail, allowing bacteria, viruses and fungi to enter. This may lead to an infection called paronychia, which causes inflammation of the nail fold,” ...

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 ...

When we stop framing these behaviors as failures and start seeing them as signals, the conversation changes. Compassion ...

I’ve been biting my nails for 40 years. I had given up on trying to break this bad habit. Colleagues would encourage me to stop, saying it was unprofessional. My wife would suggest I stop citing past ...