Experts say gait speed, grip strength, balance, and endurance are some of the strongest predictors of long-term independence.

Car batteries don’t just die. Well, they will if you leave them for long enough. but not just over the course of a few hours or even just a day or two. Finding your car has a dead battery after it was ...

Doctors can test for gallbladder issues using a combination of physical exams, blood tests, and imaging studies. Several issues can affect the gallbladder, including gallstones, inflammation, or ...

Longevity isn't just about how long you live — it's also about staying healthy for as much of that time as possible. The "sit to stand" test can be a good way to figure out how healthy you are, and it ...

The government is sending out free COVID tests again. Sign-up is quick and easy. Doctors recommend getting your tests for the just-in-case. This is the seventh round of distribution of free COVID-19 ...

There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively ...

If we’re lucky, we age. If we’re active, we may be able to avoid getting old. Increasing our physical strength and flexibility while improving posture and balance can pave the way for aging well and ...

Soldiers who hit the weights a little too hard, or maybe over-indulged during the holidays leading to a bit of weight gain, can find themselves failing the U.S. Army’s height and weight standards.

Some information about our bodies can only be discovered through blood tests. Tests that are performed at home often need a finger prick to draw blood. People who have diabetes and don’t have a ...

Air pollution can be easy to ignore from day to day, but over the past decades, researchers have accumulated a compelling list of evidence that it can pose a major threat to human health—from mental ...

During a nuclear stress test, you’ll be injected with a radioactive dye called a tracer. Some of this tracer will remain in your system for a time after the test. A nuclear stress test is a type of ...

On paper, the Compton Unified School District has soared in its academic performance in the last decade. District Superintendent Darin Brawley has, in part, attributed the upswing to regular ...