World-first study links belly fat to chronic pain

[New Atlas logo]( Medical [World-first study links belly fat to chronic pain]( [Abdominal fat has been linked to many health issues, the latest being chronic pain conditions]( In the first study of its kind, excess abdominal fat has been associated with chronic pain, but the good news is that losing weight that can reduce waistlines could help relieve widespread musculoskeletal conditions and greatly improve quality of life. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Evening hikes are on the menu with these night-vision binoculars]( Hike, fish, or even bird watch at night with a clear view using a pair of Double Barrel Digital Night Vision Binoculars. These advanced infrared binoculars can magnify your view and record it too, and they're only $104.97 (reg. $297). [Read more]( Military [Watch: ARES military modular tilt-rotor aircraft makes maiden flight]( [The ARES team celebrates the first flight of the new tilt-rotor airframe]( Piasecki Aircraft's Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft has completed its maiden flight. On September 6 at Piasecki's West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights. [Read more]( Technology ['Massless' battery promises a 70% increase in EV range]( [Carbon fiber structural battery developed at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden]( Researchers say they've built and tested a 'structural battery' that packs a device or EV's chassis with energy, saving a ton of weight. It could unlock smartphones as thin as credit cards, laptops at half the weight and a 70% boost to EV range. [Read more]( Tiny Houses [Not-so-tiny house sleeps six people in spacious apartment-like layout]( [The Ventura Park Model Tiny Home is currently up for sale and starts at around US$134,000]( Though the flexibility of a tiny house appeals to a lot of people, not everyone is cut out for downsizing. The Ventura Park Model Tiny Home offers life on wheels with a spacious apartment-like layout that sleeps up to six people. [Read more]( Motorcycles [Seat belts for motorcycles ... Alright, who's in?]( [CFMoto's patent design for motorcycle seatbelt]( Chinese manufacturer CFMoto thinks motoryclists should buckle up. The company has recently applied for a patent for a seat belt setup that holds riders in their seat under hard braking, or in a frontal crash. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Once-weekly insulin proves on par with daily shots for sugar control]( [A new insulin, taken once a week, was as good at blood sugar control as one taken daily]( Clinical trials of a new, once-a-week insulin have shown that it controls blood sugar as well as daily injections of an existing long-acting insulin in type 1 and type 2 diabetics. This means that some diabetics may soon not need to inject themselves as often. [Read more]( Collectibles [Top 10 surprises from the “Technology Sale of the Century"]( [Christie's Deputy Chairman and prime-time auctioneer Tash Perrin officiating at the landmark event]( Some of the most important landmarks in world history sold at Christie's New York auction of the Paul G Allen Collection today, many of them smashing auction records, while some lots inexplicably sold well below existing market value. [Read more]( Around The Home ["Rental-proof" paint can be peeled off the wall before you move out]( [Unpaint can be peeled off by hand, and biodegrades once discarded]( Suppose you want to change the color of your apartment's walls, but you don't want to bother repainting them back to their original color before you move out. That's where Unpaint comes in, as it's a paint that can simply be peeled off as needed. [Read more]( Games [Sony PlayStation 5 Pro boosts graphics a little, price a lot]( [Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro]( It’s that time of the console generation again, when the big players refresh their hardware for graphics boosts of arguable importance. Sony has unveiled the Playstation 5 Pro, with better buzzwords than last time at an absolutely eye-watering price. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). [Update profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright New Atlas © 2022