RESEARCHERS from Monash University and The Alfred have developed a pioneering blood test that could dramatically improve the diagnosis of concussion in older people. The new study, published in JAMA Network Open, found that a protein known as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can be detected in blood plasma and used as a reliable indicator of concussion in adults aged over 60. Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), re…
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