Psychologists fault anxiety and subconscious habits. BDLife spoke to people who keep biting their nails, medically known as onychophagia. Eunicharity Nyauchi, 24, says she started biting her nails ...

Your nails hide thousands of germs, including bacteria like salmonella. Biting them gives these germs a direct entry into your mouth. Biting nails can damage the nail bed, leading to painful ...

Is it stress? Boredom? Or maybe just a habit you’ve had since childhood? Nail-biting—often dismissed as a quirky, harmless tick—is more complex than it seems. I’ve tried it once because I’m one person ...

I attempted to paint my nails in an effort to convince myself they were too beautiful to bite - this had little effect, as the stubs of nail with polish smeared over scarred skin looked anything but ...

I tried painting my nails in an attempt to convince myself they were too beautiful to bite - this had little effect, as the stubs of nail with polish smeared over scarred skin looked anything but ...

Dear Heloise: Biting my fingernails has been a lifelong habit that I just can’t stop. I always seem to have a finger in my mouth. I’m not sure why I started. My nails are a disgrace, and at my age, it ...

I attempted to paint my nails in an effort to convince myself they were too beautiful to bite - this had little effect, as the stubs of nail with polish smeared over scarred skin looked anything ...

"If you're not an experienced sapper, you can go on a mission, but you may not come back," jokes Andriy, the commander of a platoon of Ukrainian sappers. We are meeting with Andriy, whose call ...

Moldovan voters appeared to be united around the wish for a better future as they elected a new president on November 3. In the capital, Chisinau, an explicitly pro-EU voter told RFE/RL: "We want ...

Dear Heloise: Biting my fingernails has been a lifelong habit that I just can’t stop. I always seem to have a finger in my mouth. I’m not sure why I started. My nails are a disgrace, and at my age, it ...