A one-week, clinician-supported online therapy program significantly reduced anxiety and improved daily functioning for adults with social anxiety disorder, according to a new study. It’s a promising step toward more flexible, accessible treatments.
Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Anxiety, cognitive-behavioral-therapy, mental health, University of New South Wales
When Honda revived the CB nameplate in 2020, it left many disappointed, considering it was making a comeback as a small-displacement single. It has been largely limited to markets like India, Japan, and parts of Europe, but for the few who have had a chance to swing their leg over it, the general response has been positive.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Retro, India
It's double-barreled, it uses lasers instead of LEDs, and it's machined from a solid block of 6061 aluminum alloy. Come meet the Lumitwin DL700 flashlight, which belts out two converging beams up to a distance of 2 km (1.24 miles).
Tags: Flashlights, Laser, Kickstarter
A climate-focused report out of Europe throws serious shade at plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) cars, pointing out that they emit nearly as much carbon dioxide emissions as combustion engine-powered vehicles. In fact, it highlights how real-world emissions from supposedly greener PHEVs has increased over the years above officially recorded figures to nearly five times. Yikes!
Category: Transport
Tags: Emissions, Plug-in Hybrid, Europe, Carbon Dioxide, Emissions Control
Serving as a bigger brother to Nordic & Spruce's weekender model, the Overnighter, the Homesteader is a tiny house that's well-suited to full-time living for a couple or small family. Measuring 272 sq ft (25 sq m), it features a spacious and light-filled interior layout that can be configured with lots of options.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Micro-House
Californian e-mobility outfit Viribus has launched a new electric trike family, with tasty specs like a 1,200-W peak motor on offer for pedaling or throttling up inclines, as well as dual shocks, rear differential, and a two-step folding design.
Category: Urban Transport, Transport
A hopeful and imaginative approach to social housing that focuses on comfort, community and socialization has earned Appleby Blue Almshouse the UK's top architecture award. The Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA) praised its radical reimagining of the traditional almshouse, turning the senior housing project into something special.
Category: Architecture, Technology
Tags: RIBA, Competition, Architects, Building and Construction, Housing
Thanks to the development of new, lightweight rotors, engineers in Germany have created a small wind turbine that excels at efficiency, even when breezes aren't blowing strongly. The development is a big step toward efficient green home power generation.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Wind, Wind Power, Wind Power Innovations, Wind turbine, Fraunhofer, Green+Energy
Even in death, cells leave a trace. Scientists have discovered a microscopic “Footprint of Death” that not only helps the immune system clean up but can also give viruses a new way to spread infection.
Tags: Cells, Virus, Infections, The Immune System, La Trobe University, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
A new oral drug stands to become the first prescription pill specifically designed to regrow hair in both women and men. If approved following current Phase 3 trials, it would be the first new treatment for pattern hair loss in nearly 30 years – and the first oral therapy for women approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: minoxidil, Hair, Baldness, clinical trials, Pharmaceuticals
A one-time gene therapy using a patient’s own stem cells has effectively cured a deadly immune disorder in 95% of treated children, offering a lasting, donor-free solution to ADA-SCID, known as the “bubble boy” disease.
Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: gene therapy, Genetics, The Immune System, clinical trials, UCLA, University College London
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, providing a remarkable look at our bacteria and forming the very first living model of the "gut virome," which until now has been just DNA fragments and markers. And it has real-world implications for treating some of the most puzzling chronic human health conditions.
Tags: Monash University, Gut Bacteria, Gut health, Microbiome, Chronic illness
When it comes to multipurpose camping tools and gear, there are often a lot of extraneous "functions" thrown in that could easily be left behind. But a pair of functions that definitely falls toward top of every "essentials" list is keeping your core warm and your calorie intake up. Fire Maple packs both capabilities into its sleek, powerful Sunflower X. After cooking dinner, this particularly portable, wind-resistant stove can quickly tilt up to fire its radiant heat directly at you, providing critical warmth through fast-dropping nighttime temperatures.
Category: Outdoor Cooking, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: Stoves, Camping, Multitools, Backpacking, Outdoors and Camping, Off-grid, Cooking
When an ulcer creates an actual perforation in the digestive tract, surgery is currently the only treatment. In the not-too-distant future, however, such holes may be easily plugged with the equivalent of a tiny remote-control swallowable pen.
Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body and Mind
Tags: EPFL, Ulcerative colitis
Back in January, JMGO revealed what was then claimed to be the world's smallest Laser TV. The O2S Ultra has just launched globally, meaning that full details and pricing are now available.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Projectors, 4K UHD, Laser TV, Compact, Google TV
Honor is hyping up a phone concept that looks too bonkers to be true – and for the moment, it is. The 'Robot Phone' has an articulating gimbal arm with a camera at one end, and the whole thing is hidden behind a sliding glass panel on the back of the phone.
Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: smartphones, Honor, Gimbals, Camera Phone
Visordown's Simon Hancocks got the lowdown on what's happening with the electric Royal Enfield Himalayan that's been in the works a while, straight from the horse's mouth. Turns out it's not going into production in the near future.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
In a review of more than 200 clinical trials, scientists have identified which exercise offers the most benefits in relieving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis in both the short and long term. It's the most comprehensive look at physical activity in treating the condition yet.
Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Zhejiang University, Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Joints, Chronic pain, Age-Related, Aging, Exercise, Walk, Cycling, Swimming
A new study offers hope for brain cancer patients facing memory loss from radiotherapy. By blocking a single immune receptor, scientists preserved cognition in mice without dulling the cancer-killing power of radiation.
Category: Medical Innovations, Body and Mind
Tags: Brain, Brain cancer, Inflammation, The Immune System, UC Irvine, University of Queensland
