Your post-workout fingernails are 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat — 5 mistakes to avoid

Your post-workout fingernails are 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat — 5 mistakes to avoid

Talk about getting down and dirty. The start of the new year means more people are heading to the gym and picking up weights — and increasing their risk of picking up and spreading germs. The results aren’t pretty. New research found pesky little bacteria lurking under fingernails long after the end of a workout. … Read more

New smartphone app screens for a concerning blood condition — using a photo of your fingernails

New smartphone app screens for a concerning blood condition — using a photo of your fingernails

They’re trying to put the “cure” in manicure. 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. Anemia, which is believed to affect over 2 billion people worldwide, occurs when someone does not have enough healthy … Read more

Dear Abby: My wife won’t stop leaving chewed-up fingernails in our children’s playroom

Dear Abby: My wife won’t stop leaving chewed-up fingernails in our children’s playroom

DEAR ABBY: I am married with two children, 6 and 4. I love them and my wife. When I met her, I knew she was a little messy. I am neat, tidy and generally organized. Over time, her behavior (specifically, cleanliness and tidiness) has grown worse. It’s reached the point where she leaves her chewed-off … Read more

Timothée Chalamet’s surprisingly long fingernails in Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ are actually his own

Timothée Chalamet’s surprisingly long fingernails in Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ are actually his own

Nailed it. Timothée Chalamet’s lauded transformation into rock icon Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” was so complete, it went all the way down to his cuticles. The “Dune 2” actor, 28, ended rampant speculation about whether the surprisingly long fingernails he has in the new biopic (out Dec. 25) are actually his own during … Read more