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Blood biomarkers that could help to predict which athletes need additional time to recover from a sports-related concussion has been identified by scientists from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and multiple NCAA institutions.

In the study, conducted at several sites across the U.S., 127 male and female collegiate athletes who had sustained a sports-related concussion were tested at several time points: shortly after injury, when their symptoms resolved, and one week after returning to play. Each athlete also had undergone preseason, baseline testing.

Using an ultrasensitive assay that can detect minute amounts of protein, the researchers tested blood serum from these athletes and identified two...