


The compound known as Brilliant Blue G (BBG) (the agent that gives M&Ms, Gatorade, and other products their blue appearance) has been linked by researchers to a reduction in “secondary damage” caused by spinal cord injuries.
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center discovered that injecting BBG into rats with damaged spinal cords allowed the otherwise disabled rodents to walk again. The only noted side effect was that the treated animals literally turned blue, albeit temporarily.
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