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January 2, 2019January 3, 2019

Acrolein Eyed as Potential Biomarker of MS, Preliminary Study Finds

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A product called acrolein, which is naturally excreted by the body and possible to measure in urine and blood, may be a potential biomarker to help diagnose and evaluate ... Read more

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017

Levels of Nerve Protein in Blood Provide Good Grasp of MS Activity, Study Finds

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Blood levels of the nerve damage marker neurofilament light provide a reliable picture of multiple sclerosis activity in both the relapsing-remitting and progressive forms of the disease, a Swedish study ... Read more

December 4, 2017December 14, 2017

Blood Test That Helps Predict MS Disease Activity Might Lower Need for MRI Scans, Study Suggests

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A blood test may someday replace some of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans taken by people with multiple sclerosis (MS) — offering an easy, cheap alternative for monitoring ... Read more

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017

Diagnostic Blood Test May Be Able to Distinguish Between RRMS and PPMS, Researchers Say

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In the future, a blood test may make diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) much easier, thanks to newly identified biomarker patterns that distinguish between MS patients and healthy people. The ... Read more

September 25, 2017September 24, 2017

MS News That Caught My Eye: Diagnostic Blood Test, Fatigue, New Trials and Stem Cell Therapy

Columns, The MS Wire - A Column by Ed Tobias

IQuity Taking Orders for RNA-based Blood Test That Can Detect MS Early with 90% Accuracy Can it be that there’s now a blood test that can help diagnose MS? ... Read more

September 21, 2017September 22, 2017

IQuity Taking Orders for RNA-based Blood Test That Can Detect MS Early with 90% Accuracy

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The life science tech company IQuity has begun taking orders from physicians for an RNA-based blood test that can provide reliable yes or no results for multiple sclerosis in ... Read more

June 15, 2017June 16, 2017

IQuity Given $1M NIH Grant to Advance Research into RNA-based Diagnostic Tests for MS

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1 million grant to IQuity, a Nashville-based company looking into novel RNA targets that ultimately benefit patients with multiple sclerosis ... Read more

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

IQuity to Release 7-Day Blood Diagnostics Test for Multiple Sclerosis in May

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Molecular diagnostics startup IQuity is introducing a pioneering blood test that speeds up multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis to just seven days. Previously, this process could take up to months or years. ... Read more

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016

MS Patient’s Pick of the Week’s News: Blood Tests, Marijuana, Cameras, and More

Columns, News, What's Important Now -- An MS Column by Ian Franks

Here’s my Pick of the Week’s News, as published in Multiple Sclerosis News Today. Blood Test Seen to Distinguish MS from Other Neurological Conditions A faster way to tell the ... Read more

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