A blood test can help doctors detect ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and predict how the degenerative disease will progress in patients, a new study suggests.

Diagnosing ALS is a challenge, but new research has found a highly effective way to detect and track the disease using blood biomarkers. The study compared three types of biomarkers and found that neurofilament light chain proteins stood out as the most reliable indicator,

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Moving Florida Forward Initiative has broken ground in expanding Interstate 75 in Marion County. The drug is the first of its kind for ALS. It targets the SOD-1 gene, which, when mutated, triggers a protein that attacks nerve cells.