Do you have a habit of biting your nails? Here's how it can increase the risk of infections, dental issues, and stomach problems. Check the list of diseases nail biting can cause and why quitting this ...

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, procrastination and avoidance are often framed as bad habits we can't control, but a new psychology book argues that they’re more like survival strategies that may have once protected us.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New psychology research explains why nail-biting, procrastination and self-criticism may stem from the brain’s survival instincts.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve been biting my nails for as long as I can remember. It started when I was at the age when copying my parents (who also incessantly bite their nails) was my most important day-to-day task. It ...

Patterns that look self-defeating often have a deeper logic, according to a new psychological analysis by Charlie Heriot-Maitland, a clinical psychologist whose work examines why people harm ...