Trinity College Dublin now has Ireland's first and only BioBrillouin microscope, which will enable researchers to make giant ...

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TikTok's latest health trend has creators drinking methylene blue to boost their brain function. Our medical experts break ...

In people with a rare genetic deficiency of an enzyme called G6PD, methylene blue can cause a dangerous condition in which red blood cells break down too quickly. At high doses, the chemical can also ...

Methylene blue inhibits a molecule called monoamine oxidase, whose job is to break down an important brain chemical, serotonin. Many commonly used medications for treating anxiety and depression ...

Methylene blue was first synthesised in 1876 as a dye for textiles and was valued for its intense colour and ability to bind well to fabrics. Soon after, German physician Paul Ehrlich discovered its ...

In February 2025, shortly before he was confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared in a video squirting a blue liquid widely presumed to be methylene blue into ...

Methylene blue may help mitochondria generate energy for cells to use. For these reasons, researchers are studying methylene blue’s effect on the brain.

How do doctors use it today? That same chemical superpower enables some of methylene blue’s medical uses. Most significantly, doctors use it to treat a rare blood disorder called methemoglobinemia, in ...

For example, researchers have found that methylene blue may improve learning, boost memory, and protect brain cells in rats with a condition that mimics Alzheimer disease.