A SIMPLE blood test could be the first objective measure of how much pain someone is experiencing, the test’s inventor claims. As well as revolutionising pain research, the assay could prove invaluable for doctors treating young children, people who are not fully conscious, and anyone else unable to communicate properly.
Many pain researchers are sceptical about whether such a test is possible. But inventor Shaun Kilminster claims his test has already been shown to work in headache sufferers.
It’s certainly needed, as doctors currently have to rely on what people tell them about how much pain they are in. “To have an objective value is the…
