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    Is there proof that human fingernails grow faster in warm, humid, tropical weather?

    Question #9099. Asked by cc. (Dec 23 00 6:17 PM)


    anniedt

    		William B. Bean studied his own nail growth for 35 years and published the data in Arch Intern Med, 1974, Vol. 134, 497-502 (30 yrs) and ibid, 1980, Vol. 140, p. 73-76 (35 yrs). He found that nails grow more slowly with age; growth rate at age 32 was 0.123mm/day, but by age 67 had decreased to0.095mm/day. No variation with geographical location, physical activity, or season.

    Dec 24 00, 3:14 AM

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