Grip strength is associated with a range of health outcomes, from type 2 diabetes to depression. Here’s how to check yours. In a world of technologically-driven longevity clinics with their ...

A basic hand-grip test has proven to be a reliable tool to monitor the decline of patients with Parkinson's diseases, say investigators. UBC researchers Jenn Jakobi and Gareth Jones, both Health and ...

Weak hand grip can be a sign of many dangerous diseases growing inside the body. The new study has revealed that weak grip strength can be related to the causes of several diseases like type 2 ...

The methods used to monitor the progressive advancement of Parkinson's disease (PD)--a degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system was recently studied by UBC researchers Jenn Jakobi ...

DEMENTIA affects around 50 million people worldwide – with that number expected to double every 20 years. The condition has no cure but delaying its onset by five years would halve the number of ...

It's easy to think that measuring your health and fitness can only be done using costly devices like Oura rings, Fitbits and smartwatches. However, you don't need a complicated tool or eye-wateringly ...

UBC researchers Jenn Jakobi and Gareth Jones, both Health and Exercise Sciences professors at UBC's Okanagan campus, recently completed a study that examined the methods used to monitor the ...