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Are Free Range Eggs Really Better?

This question originally appeared on Quora. Will Wister, investment fund manager, health advocate and intellectual philanthropist, explains how free range eggs are not necessarily from chickens raised on a pasture: It’s important to distinguish between “free range eggs” and “pastured eggs” According to the law, “free-range” doesn’t really mean much of anything. The thing that makes eggs…

Peakfoods: a new way to know local

Peakfoods is a visual database of foods that are in season now where you live. The site automatically detects location. Access from an iPhone and it acts just like a mobile app. Mouse over or tap the food to explore nutrition info and recipes…

Scientists Gamify Mapping the Brain

In 2011 the game foldit enabled the masses to solve scientific mysteries by discovering the structure of proteins. Gamers solved an HIV enzyme riddle that had confounded scientists for a decade — in three weeks. There’s a new science game in town, this time focused on understanding the human mind. “Have you ever wondered why every person…

A cure for MS?

Dr. Terry Wahls, a Professor at the University of Iowa College, suffers from MS. In 2007 she was contrained to a chair and could barely walk twenty feet even with two crutches. Two years later she was able to ride 18 miles on her bike and her MS had all but disappeared. How? She completely changed the way she eats.

Your blood vessels laid end-to-end could circumnavigate the Earth..twice

Fresh from the Sterling Health Creative Labs..

Fresh Food: Farm to Table

Eating is more than merely a way to provide energy for the body; it is an experience that nurtures our bodies, minds, and spirits. Eating locally grown foods provides more than healthy fare for our bodies; it helps to support healthy farms and create healthy communities.

Behind the Scenes @healthsterling

This blog showcases what we think are the greatest ideas in health from conferences to tech revolutions to bioanimation. Today I invite you to take a quick peek at our philosophy plus an inside glance at some of the projects currently underway with Sterling Health. “I like your site..what is it that you do?” Our #1 FAQ. Sterling Health builds…

TEDTalk: How to see inside the brain

How do we know what happens in the brain? Technology and a little color turn out to be a great place to start. Thanks to advancements in staining and imaging technoques, neuroscientists can make neurons show and glow. Harvard researcher Jeff Lichtman has even modified a mouse to have a rainbow brain. Today’s 5…

BioDigital Human

Welcome to BioDigital Human, a remarkable project that NYU researchers presented and demonstrated at TEDMED. As described by its founders, BioDigital Human is made such that Anatomical landmarks are paired with embedded education, instructive and training information. BioDigital Human is the most intuitive way to organize and navigate medical information. Check out the video below.…

TEDMED

How would you create the future of health? One approach is to gather 1,500 of the brightest game changers in one location for an epic four day event known as TEDMED. This extraordinary conference is like stepping into an alternate reality. Mingle in the social space among chief innovation officers of giants such as Philips,…

Super Hair-o

Fresh from the Sterling Health Creative Lab.. The next time you run your fingers through your hair, remember:

Animations of Unseen Biology

Drew Berry creates stunning and scientifically accurate animations to illustrate how the molecules in our cell move and interact.