New Concussion Test Doesn’t Involve Radiation
There has been a lot of chatter about concussions in the media as of late, mainly due to the life-long issues professional football players are dealing with after experiencing multiple head injuries. Head trauma in sports is now being investigated more thoroughly, and it’s showing the real dangers of having not just multiple concussions, but just one. This research has even caused a decline in kids playing physical sports, like football.
The FDA approved a new technology involving blood testing and it is changing the concussion testing protocol for the better. The brain trauma indicator is a blood test that can detect Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or in other words, concussions. Instead of using radiation via CAT scans, this test only involves taking blood samples from the patient. Radiation can be very harmful to a human body and brain, therefor this new leap in technology has many more benefits than just simply advancement in results.
The test detects the specific amount of proteins released by the brain after a mild brain injury. According to the FDA, the new blood test can predict the presence of an intracranial lesion 97.5% of the time. And the lack of an intracranial lesion 99.6% of the time. The FDA predicts the blood test could eliminate the need for CT scans in at least 1/3 of suspected concussion cases.
-
America’s Favorite Car, the Camry, Takes a Green Turn with Hybrid-Only 2025 Model. In a groundbreaking announcement, Toyota, the...
-
Rishi Sunak stresses the need for external control in managing AI risks at the AI Safety Summit. UK Prime...
-
Tech Billionaire Proposes Renaming Wikipedia to ‘Dickipedia’ in Exchange for Record Donation In a recent social media spectacle, tech...
-
A recent investigation by the Wall Street Journal has exposed Instagram’s alleged involvement in facilitating illegal activities, particularly concerning...
-
NASA is seeking public help with the Daily Minor Planet project. The Daily Minor Planet Project is a...
-
The rise of electric vehicles (EVs) has been a hot topic for the last several years, but what is...
-
If you remember the classic story of Alice in Wonderland, you probably remember the part where Alice stumbles upon...
-
While Pokemon Go is a social game first and foremost, it can be a little difficult to communicate and...
-
In its more recent seasons, Fortnite has gotten steadily more ambitious with its use of NPC characters. Long gone...
-
As any Fortnite player can tell you, Fortnite is a game with a heavy emphasis on motion. You gotta...
-
If there’s one classic Disney movie that got kids interested in the wildlife of Africa, it was The Lion...
-
Throughout Coffee Talk’s cast of humans and humanoids, one of the major standouts is Neil, a mysterious alien lifeform...