The food dye that gives blue M&Ms their colour can help mend spinal injuries, researchers have claimed after tests on rats.
The compound Brilliant Blue G blocks a chemical that kills healthy spinal cord cells around the damaged area - an event that often causes more irreversible damage than the original injury. BBG not only reduced the size of the lesion but also improved the recovery of motor skills, the rodent tests showed.
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