That day at the wheel, I realized that it was not unlike the human neck. Though only a small portion of the human body – about 1% by surface area – our necks have an outsize influence on our ...

So, yeah, human head transplants could be possible by 2017, but it’s not likely to be a very pleasant or long-lasting experience for the head donor. What Are The Problems?

Most head and neck cancers ... Gillison ML, Chaturvedi AK, Anderson WF, Fakhry C. Epidemiology of human papillomavirus-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:3235-3242.

No Doctor Has Ever Performed a Human Head Transplant. This Neurosurgeon Says He’s Ready to Do It. ... As an experiment, he transplanted the head of a donor dog onto the neck of a recipient dog.

Text neck syndrome may occur when someone spends a lot of time using a phone. Learn about the symptoms, ... The human head can weigh between 10–12 pounds in a neutral position, ...