Rapid blood protein test could detect brain injury in minutes
(World News Science)

WASHINGTON: In a breakthrough study, researchers discovered that a blood protein test could detect the severity of head trauma in under 15 minutes. The new research was published recently in the Journal of Neurotrauma. By showing that glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can accurately determine the severity of a brain-injury" through a blood test, the research team working on this study, led by author David Okonkwo, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center at UPMC and...