A once-obscure medical dye called methylene blue is trending as a so-called “limitless pill,” boosted by celebrity anecdotes, podcast chatter and biohacking culture. While influencers tout cognitive ...

Methylene blue is all over TikTok, with fans of the supplement showing off their blue tongues and swearing the dye drops do everything from boosting brain power to warding off cancer. But can this ...

IT’S A BLUE-TINTED synthetic dye. “It is FDA-approved for methemoglobinemia—a rare blood disorder—and is given in the hospital,” says Christina Inteso, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist at Corewell Health ...

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 trendy supplement was originally developed as a fabric dye—and later used as a malaria treatment. We asked experts if it really has the cognitive benefits touted on social media. A solution of ...

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 California dentist who treated a 9-year-old girl hours before she died following a routine procedure was placed on probation years prior for another procedure mishap, documents show. Back in 2020, ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s warning about mitochondria slipped in between the anti-vaccine junk science and the excoriation of pharmaceutical drugs as “the No. 3 killer in our country.” He was speaking in ...

An autopsy of a 9-year-old girl who died after dental surgery ruled the death an accident. The girl had a rare blood disorder that could have been triggered by the drugs administered during the ...

The death of a 9-year-old girl just hours after a March visit to a Vista dentist was an accident and caused by a rare medical condition after she was given nitrous oxide and other medications when ...