Health
Krill oil may be beneficial to muscle function and size in healthy people over the age of 65
Krill oil may be beneficial to muscle function and size in healthy people over the age of 65, according to new research.
May 5, 2022
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News tagged with grip
Overweight & Obesity
How does this grab you? Grip strength may tell whether you have diabetes, high blood pressure
Whether you grasp it right away or not, your grip strength may indicate whether or not you have undetected diabetes and high blood pressure, University of Florida researchers say.
Jul 31, 2015
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Neuroscience
Post-stroke rehabilitation proves more effective when vibratory stimulus coincides
Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And because stroke is the country's leading cause of long-term disability, the effectiveness of post-stroke ...
Oct 18, 2021
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Health
How strong your grip is says a lot about your health
The human hand is remarkable. Not only does it allow us to throw, grab, climb and pick things up, it can also be a measure of health. Using hand-grip strength—which assesses the amount of force a person can generate with ...
Oct 15, 2020
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Neuroscience
How fast you walk and your grip in middle age may predict dementia, stroke risk
Simple tests such as walking speed and hand grip strength may help doctors determine how likely it is a middle-aged person will develop dementia or stroke. That's according to new research that was released today and will ...
Feb 15, 2012
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Neuroscience
Research grasps how the brain plans gripping motion
With the results of a new study, neuroscientists have a firmer grasp on the way the brain formulates commands for the hand to grip an object. The advance could lead to improvements in future brain-computer interfaces that ...
Jul 28, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Older adults most likely to make the effort to help others: study
Older adults are more willing to make an effort to help others than younger adults, according to new research from the University of Birmingham.
Apr 16, 2021
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Health
Getting older adults to exercise
Generation 100, a comprehensive study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on the effects of exercise on aging, examines whether exercise actually prolongs life. But merely knowing that exercise ...
Nov 29, 2018
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Neuroscience
Computer game highlights stroke paralysis partly due to a lack of 'mental focus'
An inability to focus the brain on tasks may partially explain why paralysis commonly occurs in people following a stroke, according to a news study.
Dec 27, 2017
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Health
Getting a grip on better health
Men with muscles like a young Arnold Schwarzenegger or a top weightlifter look powerful but a handshake will give away whether they're a healthy specimen—or at risk of a chronic disease or premature aging, experts say.
Nov 30, 2020
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