In a video that went viral, Robert F. Kennedy Jr was seen on a plane dropping a cobalt blue liquid into his drink.People quickly started to assume it was methylene blue, a substance that in some corners is being heralded for apparent anti-ageing properties.Norman and Tegan look at the research that has been done so far … and some of the risks of dosing yourself with unproven medications.References:<ul><li><a href="https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-018-1045-3#:~:text=Methylene%20blue%20(MB)%20was%20the,in%20the%20treatment%20of%20malaria.">Efficacy and safety of methylene blue in the treatment of malaria: a systematic review</a></li><li><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/241464">Methylene blue as antidote for cyanide poisoning - JAMA</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3005530/">Cellular and Molecular Actions of Methylene Blue in the Nervous System</a></li><li><a href="https://asm.org/articles/2022/march/methylene-blue-the-little-known-disinfectant#:~:text=How%20Does%20Methylene%20Blue%20Disinfect,to%20visible%20(ambient)%20light">Methylene Blue: The Little-Known Disinfectant</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8699482/">The Potentials of Methylene Blue as an Anti-Aging Drug - PMC</a></li><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/is-methylene-blue-really-a-brain-booster-a-pharmacologist-explains-the-science-257159#:~:text=A%20handful%20of%20clinical%20trials,pinned%20down%20what%20those%20are">Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science</a></li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12035-017-0712-2">From Mitochondrial Function to Neuroprotection—an Emerging Role for Methylene Blue | Molecular Neurobiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-02419-3">Anti-Aging Potentials of Methylene Blue for Human Skin Longevity | Scientific Reports</a></li><li><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/what-to-know-about-methylene-blue">What to know about methylene blue - Harvard Health</a><a> </a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18685714/">Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of methylene blue trihydrate (Cas No. 7220-79-3) in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(03)14026-3/fulltext">Chromoendoscopy with methylene blue and associated DNA damage in Barrett's oesophagus - The Lancet</a></li><li><a href="http://sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006295203004088">Generation of oxidant stress in cultured endothelial cells by methylene blue: protective effects of glucose and ascorbic acid - ScienceDirect</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584920303452">The photodynamic and direct actions of methylene blue on mitochondrial energy metabolism: A balance of the useful and harmful effects of this photosensitizer</a></li></ul>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!<ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/microplastics-health-effects/105150182">How worried should you be about microplastics?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/nad-nmn-anti-ageing-supplement/104559310">Is NAD+ a miracle anti-ageing supplement?</a></li></ul>

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