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Blue dye's benefit

Rats with spinal cord injuries who got IV fluids containing blue dye (below) showed greater improvement than untreated rats, scientists report. Temporary changes to eye and skin color appear to be the only side effect. Credit: Takahiro Takano

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  • Could this be used to treat traumatic brain injuries as well? Has any research been done to test this?
    Ruth Bettelheim Ruth Bettelheim
    Sep. 1, 2009 at 2:19pm
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