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It is because as your nails grow they loose support from the nail bed.
The above answer is false. My nails are very short and they grown downwards also.
It may be a vitamin deficiency OR it could be a health related isue such as heart or respiratory problems. I have emphysema and know for a fact this is true.
Good Luck.
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How fast does you're fingernails grow?
Don't you mean, "how fast do your fingernails grow?"
Why do boys fingernails grow faster than girls?
Trick question.! Fingernails do not grow in either;
Why do fingernails grow faster in warm weather?
because they don't cut them and don't have jobs that wear them down.
Does money grow on fingernails?
AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! (ROFL) I do not understand your question. It might be a saying. Money doesn't grow on fingernails.
Do fingernails digest in the human body?
No, fingernails do not digest in the human body. They are made of a protein called keratin, which is not broken down by the digestive system. Instead, fingernails grow continuously and are eventually pushed out as new cells replace the old ones.
Are there cases where the toe nails grow faster than the fingernails?
My toenails definitely grow faster than my fingernails. I must be one of the unusual people in this world because everything I read sayd that fingernails grow faster. I know for a fact that my toenails grow faster, but I have no idea why. I wish my fingernails would grow as fast as my toenails! I don't think that toenails grow faster than fingernails, it's that toenails tend to be stronger so they don't break as easily. That's why it seems to some people that their toenails are growing faster than their fingernails; Fingernails are more susceptible to breakage because they are thinner.
What cell makes hair and fingernails grow?
A keratinocyte is the cell from which hair and fingernails are derived.
Do fingernails grow at different rates on the same hand?
No, fingernails do not grow at different rates on the same hand. They do however grow at different rates on the more dominate hand.
Why do toenails grow faster than fingernails?
They don't. It's actually fingernails that grow faster than toe nails.. but why.. good question..
Which nail, among the fingernails and toenails, grows the slowest?
The toenails grow slower than the fingernails.
Does water make fingernails grow?
YES.
Do your fingernails still grow when you die?
no silly
