Want to know how healthy you are? There’s one health metric experts can look to for hints about everything from your cardiovascular risks to your brain health and even your risk of dying by any cause: ...

Hand grip strength has become a reliable indicator of health, especially in older adults. Among other associations, a new study finds that low hand grip strength was linked to osteoporosis in women ...

A simple test of grip strength could be able to predict whether women will develop diabetes after going through the menopause. Korean researchers found an association after analysing data collected ...

Research shows that grip strength is also an important measure of overall health. In adults of all ages, it has been found to be a reliable predictor of muscle strength, muscle mass, bone mineral ...

During a Zoom interview, Maury Purnell, 85, hangs in the air, firmly grasping a trapeze bar, answering questions and smiling, no less. He manages it all in a plaid button-up shirt instead of gym ...

"You have the grip strength of someone half your age." I'd usually take mild offense to such a statement. But given I was in a comprehensive Bupa health assessment with an exercise scientist, after ...

Researchers at Washington State University analyzed data from 4,316 U.S. adults, drawn from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. They primarily measured grip strength, a ...

Daily physical activities play a far greater role in the well-being of patients with osteoarthritis than handgrip strength or ...

Studies have found poor grip strength is associated with greater risk of cognitive decline, with neurologist Dr Bing ...

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