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The study underscores the urgent need for objective tests to identify individuals at risk due to sleep deprivation, drawing parallels with the transformative effect of alcohol testing on road safety. TheHealthSite.com
Researchers have developed a blood test that can accurately detect whether someone has been awake for 24 hours or more. They foresee the test being used like those that measure alcohol concentration or test for the presence of drugs in drivers.
Given that 20% of road accidents worldwide are attributed to sleep deprivation, researchers intend to utilize the blood test to identify sleep-deprived drivers in the future.