NOT PN: Blue M&M's treat spinal chord injuries

POSTED BY: SignyM
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 21:41
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SIGNYM

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:07 PM

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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. Rats injected with BBG not only regained their mobility but temporarily turned blue.

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that when they injected the compound Brilliant Blue G (BBG) into rats suffering spinal cord injuries, the rodents were able to walk again, albeit with a limp. The only side effect was that the treated mice temporarily turned blue.

The results of the study, published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," build on research conducted by the same center five years ago.

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

May I point out that this kind "blue sky" (so to speak!) discovery is NOT made by industry?

capitalism

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:13 PM

M&M's, food of the Gods.

The laughing Chrisisall

FREMDFIRMA

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:06 PM

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The only side effect was that the treated mice temporarily turned blue.

Gonna have to get some of those nifty white hats for the treatment ward then, eh?

-F

PHOENIXROSE

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:11 PM

I can't even fathom why they would try such a treatment, but that's pretty nifty.

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KWICKO

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:41 PM

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
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The only side effect was that the treated mice temporarily turned blue.

Gonna have to get some of those nifty white hats for the treatment ward then, eh?

-F

Will Smurfette be a candystriper?