Scientists create blood test for concussions

Feb 13, 2017 by

A research team working under a program of Lawson Health Research Institute has developed a blood test to identify concussions in adolescent athletes. The test identifies the concussions with greater than 90 percent certainty....

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New blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s developed

Apr 24, 2016 by

German researchers have created a blood test that may help detect Alzheimer’s at an early stage using infrared sensors to analyze immuno-chemicals....

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Finger-stick blood test for sports concussions on the horizon...

Feb 8, 2014 by

A finger-stick blood test for sports-related concussion is on the horizon. A brain protein called S100B is a biomarker for TBIs and is already used in Europe to determine who is at high risk for intracranial bleeding and in need...

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Coming soon: accurate blood test for Alzheimer’s

Sep 2, 2013 by

German scientists have identified a blood test that can discriminate between people with Alzheimer’s and healthy people without dementia. The research was published in “Genome Biology.”...

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