Known clinically as hand grip strength (HGS), the grip test measures how firmly you can squeeze a handheld device called a dynamometer. At first glance, it may seem basic. Yet decades of research ...

You might already know that a person’s grip strength correlates strongly with their overall health, ageing status, strength, bone density, cognitive ability, sleep, and more. A new paper published in ...

It sounds almost too simple to be meaningful, but science says the handgrip test does work. You just need to squeeze a device as hard as you can for a few seconds, and it may tell you something about ...