Balance: It’s not just for tightrope walkers. As we age, different factors affect how well we're able to balance. The visual system (responsible for processing information from our eyes), ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maintaining balance is crucial as we age. (Getty Creative) (Jordan Siemens via Getty Images) Balance: It’s not just for tightrope ...

Balance - the literal kind that keeps people upright and steady on their feet - is a tricky task for the body: It requires keen senses, healthy signals from the joints and limbs, and the muscle ...

Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois. As a physician-scientist in molecular biology, she uses her research on diabetes, lipid disorders, ...

Helping students manage the inevitable stress of balancing academic work within their very busy lives is an important focus of the learning experience at Princeton, says Dean of the College Michael ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anne Sharkey, D.P.M., a board-certified podiatrist at North Austin Foot & Ankle Institute agrees. “New Balance is a brand of shoes ...

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