An annual trip to your primary care doctor's office starts with an assessment of your vital signs: heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen level and temperature. It will also include ...

BOSTON - In addition to your weight and blood pressure, there is another vital sign that your doctor should measure at your next physical - your grip strength. The amount of force you can muster with ...

Handgrip strength test: simple squeeze predicts muscle, heart health, ageing, and cardiovascular risk.

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: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from Turkey have identified a link between reduced muscle mass, as measured by hand grip strength, ...

Maintaining a firm grip helps you perform better at the gym and in everyday life. We spoke to experts about why it matters ...

Adam Taylor is a professor and director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre at Lancaster University. This story originally featured on The Conversation. The human hand is remarkable. Not only does ...