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Portable detector can spot concussion right on the field

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Mandhana Indian complete pitch wickets Perry three removing Taniya only Jemimah 11 16 Mandhana stitched the a PTI Portable detector can spot concussion right on the field New York: In good news for athletes or cricketers who suffer concussion on the field, a team of doctors and engineers has developed a noninvasive way to measure whether brain cells are in distress using an infrared laser.

The device uses optical fibers to deliver pulses of infrared light to a personu2019s forehead. This light can penetrate through the skin and skull to the brain without doing harm, interacting with an important molecule for metabolism called cytochrome C oxidase, or CCO. While existing technology can give real- time information on whether the brain is getting oxygen, this new device gives information about whether the brain cells are able to use that oxygen, said researchers from University of Michigan.

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