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Blue Dye Reduces Spinal Cord Injury Damage in Mice

October 2009

“The same blue food dye found in M&Ms and Gatorade could be used to reduce damage caused by spine injuries, offering a better chance of recovery, according to new research,” quoting CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/28/spinal.injury.blue.dye/index.html

See the healed blue mouse here: 

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/45932/description/Brilliant_blue_for_the_spine

Study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/07/24/0902531106.abstract

Posted: May 6th, 2010 - Blue Body, Healing, Science



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