Choosing veggies | MRI advances | Prion decontamination

Emphasizing flavor boosts vegetable consumption; approach broadens MRI applications; bleach inactivates chronic wasting disease prions

October 22, 2019 Edition Emphasizing flavor boosts vegetable consumption A study found that emphasizing the tasty aspects of healthy foods may do more to boost consumption than promoting their nutritional qualities. Lower magnetic field broadens MRI applications Scientists developed a high-performance, low magnetic-field MRI system that could be used for image-guided procedures and other new clinical applications in the future. Bleach inactivates infectious disease found in deer Household bleach can decontaminate stainless steel surfaces infected with the prions that cause chronic wasting disease. The findings suggest a practical method for decontaminating equipment used for hunting and meat processing. Popular Stories Gut microbes affect harmful compound in red meat REM sleep may help the brain forget Gene identified in people who need little sleep How brown fat improves metabolism Blood test may detect myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Connect with Us Facebook RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612