Blood test can detect brain damage in amateur boxers

Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 13:21 in Health & Medicine

A blood test can now be used to detect brain damage in amateur boxers. Deterioration of nerve cells seems to occur even after a two-month break from boxing. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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