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Made to ease neck pain by releasing pressure caused by pinched nerves and the like, (at least so they say, though i’m not totally convinced that the creators of this device weren’t just orchestrating some sort of ingenious plot to see the length at which people will go to ease their sore muscles), Neck Traction offers some much needed relief (again, so they say) to the sufferer of aches and twinges. If your significant other has always given those National Geographic woman with the ringed, elongated... Continue reading

We knew anatomy could be gorgeous, but this is beyond anything else we’ve ever seen, and it’s guaranteed to be something you haven’t seen, being the first 3D image of a brain’s connections. Van Wedeen, a Harvard radiology professor, is awestruck: “We’ve never really seen the brain – it’s been hiding in plain sight.” Conventional scanning has offered us a crude glimpse, but scientists such as Wedeen aim to produce the first ever three-dimensional map of all its neurons. They... Continue reading

Can you point out where your ilium is? I know I can’t! Not yet at least. Though I might take a sudden interest in anatomy if I had sheets which constantly reminded me of my innards. The anatomically correct “Hypochondria” sheets remind you that there are plenty of small moving parts within you which could malfunction at any second. Yes, including your ilium. You know what they say about guys with big femurs, right? Link [via]

Ever wondered how your pet dog views the world? One Eye Ball by Hung-Chih Pen attempts to recreate the dog perspective for us bipedal mammals. The One Eye Ball concept works by mounting eyeglasses-sized LCD displays in the helmet, which are connected a a camera at the end of a tube. The camera sits around the same height as a normal dog, giving the human the experience of a lifetime. When uses first wear the helmet, they feel dizziness, as... Continue reading