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,

A new "supermoon" on Feb. 27, 2025, foreshadows the start of Ramadan, a total lunar eclipse on March 13-14 and a partial solar eclipse on March 29.

The total lunar eclipse will start late on the night of March 13 and will end in the early hours of March 14, according to NASA. An eclipse like this happens when the Moon, Earth and Sun all align so that the Moon is passing into the Earth’s shadow.