A solution of methylene blue in an erlenmeyer flask. The trending dye was invented by German chemist Heinrich Caro in 1876. Photograph by asikkk, Getty Images If you’ve spotted someone recently with a ...

This vibrantly colored chemical was originally created for use as a fabric dye. Kittisak Kaewchalun via iStock/Getty Images Plus The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called ...

Methylene blue (ProvayBlue) is a medication doctors use to treat a rare blood condition called methemoglobinemia. Naturally, methylene blue is a solid. But as a medical treatment, it’s dissolved in ...

A new social media trend is making headlines: Methylene blue is being touted as a cognitive booster and antiaging miracle. Influencers such as Ben Greenfield are promoting the use of this chemical to ...

Wellness enthusiasts seeking to hack their way to health and longevity have a new favorite remedy — one that stains their tongues blue. Methylene blue has been around since the 1870s when it was used ...

Methylene blue treats methemoglobinemia, a blood condition. Recently, methylene blue supplements have gained attention for their alleged cognitive and aging support benefits, but these uses require ...

The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement. Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue has come to be touted online as ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has a history of doubting vaccines and touting out-of-the-box (and often disproven) remedies—ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, raw milk, and hyperbaric therapies among them. The ...

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