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 ...

A sapphire-colored dye called methylene blue is a common ingredient in wastewater from textile mills. But UB scientists think it may be possible to give this industrial pollutant a second life. In a ...

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 ...

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It's not hard to find some crazy trends on TikTok, often involving health claims. But how many can be turned into a Dreaded Chemistry Lesson From Hell? Here's the first, along with reasons not to take ...

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 ...

A short video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. squirting a blue liquid into a glass of water would hardly have raised an eyebrow were he not the U.S. secretary of health and human services. But given that he ...