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Can a blood test detect brain damage?

By Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

Monday, August 24, 2009

Thank god for smart people and science. A new study from the plainly titled Brain Injury journal indicates that pugilists might soon benefit from a blood test that can detect damaged nerve cells. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy and the Erciyes University Medical School in Turkey measured a protein that is indicative of brain damage in 44 amateur boxers and a control group. The results: The boxers were founded to have elevated levels. Scientists also discovered that the damage didn't ab ...

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