A test that’s often required for children to receive an autism diagnosis may be unnecessary and eliminating it could make the process faster, easier and cheaper, researchers say. Many children undergo ...

A first-of-its-kind test claims to be able to help rule out autism in kids as young as 1 month using a single strand of hair, but not everyone is convinced that the technology is ready for prime time.

A blood test that measures elevations in neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) could warn of worsening disability up to 2 years before it occurs, a new study ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are trying to find blood biomarkers that may help predict the course of disease in MS. Betsie Van der Meer/Getty Images As of 2020, about 2.8 million people globally have ...

Writing in The New York Times in 2002, Sid Wolinsky, a lawyer and cofounder of Disability Rights Advocates, said that “standardized tests test students' disabilities, not their abilities.” Twenty ...