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