Testing cytokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may rapidly differentiate brain infections from other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, new research suggests. "We have many tests for making ...

These criteria take account of the clinical features, brain and spinal-cord MRI findings, CSF findings, and visual evoked-potential studies. The McDonald criteria define rigorous MRI requirements but ...

Alzheimer's Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid Test -- Useful or Useless? According to a recent editorial, neurologists should be sharpening their lumbar puncture needles in order to obtain cerebrospinal ...

Validation Data on More Than 100 Patients published in Journal of Molecular Diagnostics CHICAGO, April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Belay Diagnostics, a CLIA/CAP accredited laboratory focused on the ...

CHICAGO, April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Belay Diagnostics, a CLIA/CAP accredited laboratory focused on the development and commercialization of molecular diagnostics targeting central nervous system ...

The first generation of CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer disease comprises those that measure the component proteins of the disease’s signature pathologic lesions. They have been explored for almost 15 ...

NEW YORK – In the wake of the US Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of Biogen and Eisai's Alzheimer's drug Leqembi (lecanemab), diagnostics firms are positioning themselves to meet an ...

There are more than 206 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection globally. Nasopharyngeal swab testing is one of the widely used diagnostic methods for the initial diagnosis of such cases. With ...