A blood-based biomarker assay for multiple sclerosis (MS) disease activity provides actionable insights that supplement standard MS evaluations, especially for treatment initiation and de-escalation ...

Many symptoms of MS are the same as those of other conditions. If you are concerned that you may have MS, make an appointment with your primary care provider. They will discuss your concerns and do a ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to the Elecsys Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) test for multiple sclerosis (MS). Made by Roche, the test is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teresa Needham was happy to be offered an alternative option to the lumbar puncture procedure when she was diagnosed with multiple ...

No single test can confirm multiple sclerosis (MS) or discount it. Instead, doctors test for MS by ruling out other possible diagnoses and then looking for signs of MS-related damage. MS is an ...

A research team at the Medical University of Vienna has developed a blood test that allows the identification of individuals at risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) with a high degree of ...

An estimated 2.8 million people worldwide have multiple sclerosis (MS). This autoimmune condition is the result of the immune system damaging parts of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord, which ...

Misdiagnoses of multiple sclerosis (MS) represent one of the prominent challenges in MS for patients, clinicians, and researchers. A variety of factors influence misdiagnosis, including testing ...

Multiple sclerosis cognitive impairment is routinely missed by the EDSS disability scale -- the primary tool governing MS ...