New Blood Test 91 Percent Accurate for Detecting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Scientists have discovered a swifter method of detecting a complex disease that leaves millions of Americans bedbound.
New Blood Test 91 Percent Accurate for Detecting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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A novel blood test designed for speedier diagnosis of a debilitating illness that affects tens of millions of people worldwide shows potential for accurately detecting myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), according to a recent study published in Advanced Science.

The single-cell Raman spectroscopy method successfully determined disease presence and severity in close to 100 study participants with 91 percent accuracy.

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