Find out about the new ALS blood test that offers accurate diagnosis and could replace traditional invasive testing methods.

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, can sometimes be difficult to diagnose or to predict how quickly the disease is likely to progress. A new study helps determine which blood tests are best at ...

Measuring blood levels of NfL, a biomarker of nerve damage, could help diagnose ALS and predict the risk of death for ...

“The patients develop symptoms that to a trained eye are obviously ALS, but to the family physician can look benign or innocuous.” These early symptoms vary and can include weakness, atrophy ...

The study found that the neurofilament light chain tests correctly identified the people with ALS more than 80% of the time. The accuracy of diagnosis for the glial acidic protein and ...