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February 16, 2018 04:44 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/XtI1y5O7uvI/concussions-can-be-detected-with-new-blood-test-approved-by-fda
Concussions Can Be Detected With New Blood Test Approved by FDA.
The Food and Drug Administration this week approved a long-awaited blood test to detect concussions in people and more quickly identify those with possible brain injuries [Editor's note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source]. From a report: The test, called the Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator, is also expected to reduce the number of people exposed to radiation through CT scans, or computed tomography scans, that detect brain tissue damage or intracranial lesions. If the blood test is adopted widely, it could eliminate the need for CT scans in at least a third of those with suspected brain injuries, the agency predicted. Concussion-related brain damage has become a particularly worrisome public health issue in many sports, especially football, affecting the ranks of professional athletes on down to the young children in Pop Warner leagues. Those concerns have escalated so far that it has led to a decline in children participating in tackle sports.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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