Why grip strength may be one of the best predictors of how well—and how long—you live

How firmly you can squeeze your hand provides clinicians with a snapshot into your overall health—with studies consistently ...
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Can you open a tight jar by yourself? The answer could predict your longevity

Your ability to squeeze, lift, and hold can say a lot about how well you’re aging. Improving it now could add healthy years ...
Los Angeles Times

Strengthen your grip with every squeeze

Keys Fitness Counter Hand Grips: The only handgrip with a built-in counter. Likes: Watching the numbers on the counter change from 00 to 99 as you squeeze can be very motivating. Dislikes: The ...
Los Angeles Times

For better grip, squeeze in a handy workout

Grip strengtheners have been around for years and are used to build stronger muscles in the hand, wrist and forearm. Those exercises are important, says Dino Nowak, general manager of the Equinox ...
EurekAlert!

Squeeze play: Protein's grip like a baseball bunter's

HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2006 -- Like all good baseball players, the protein calmodulin appreciates the importance of maintaining a good grip. A vital regulatory protein in all plants and animals, calmodulin ...
Wired

Squeeze, Grip and Tilt to Control Synaptics' Concept Phone

Touchscreens have become a big hit among cellphone users. But what's next after tap to click and the two-finger pinch and zoom? Synaptics' Fuse experimental phone shows a device that you can interact ...
Science Daily

Squeeze Play: Protein's Grip Like A Baseball Bunter's

Researchers from Houston report in the October 11 issue of Structure the first instance of the regulatory protein calmodulin grasping a target in a previously unseen way. Calmodulin, which binds with ...