Dollar Rises On Safety Bid As Data Raises Concerns About Growth

On Friday, negative business activity data and hawkish remarks from central banks lowered risk sentiment, leading to an increase in the dollar’s value against the euro. In June, closely watched business activity in the United States fell to a three-month low as manufacturing contraction deepened and services growth eased for the first time this year, according to survey data released…

Slower ALS Progression Is Linked To Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Observational data demonstrated that individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) had slower disease progression when their plasma levels of omega-3 fatty acids, particularly alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), were high. Kjetil Bjornevik, MD, PhD, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston and his co-authors found that ALS patients with the highest levels of ALA had a 50% lower…

A Spacecraft That Hunts For Dark Matter Is About To Launch In Europe

As scientists get ready for the launch of the Euclid spacecraft from the European Space Agency (ESA), a dark matter-hunting telescope that researchers hope will soon shed some light on one of the universe’s more mysterious aspects, excitement is running high in Europe. Dim energy and dim matter are fundamental for how we might interpret the universe. Dark matter, which…