Pain, psychiatric, and neurologic symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) appear years before diagnosis, with similar patterns across diverse ethnic and socioeconomic groups, a new study showed.

Warning signs for multiple sclerosis (MS) could emerge more than a decade before the first classical symptoms occur—offering hope for earlier detection and better patient outcomes. This is the finding ...

The currently incurable autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis attacks the central nervous system. Diagnosis—although significantly improved in recent decades—remains challenging. Researchers have ...

Scientists at UCSF have uncovered evidence that multiple sclerosis silently damages the brain years before diagnosis. By studying proteins in blood samples, they identified early immune signals and ...

In the human brain, neurofilament light chain (NfL, shown in brown) is seen in brain cells and the neural wires that connect them. UCSF researchers found NfL in the bloodstream of patients who would ...