The On/Off History of Hydrogen in Medicine: Will the Interest Persist This Time Around?
Tyler W. LeBaron, Kinji Ohno, John T. Hancock · Oxygen · 2023
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
This narrative review examined the available evidence on molecular hydrogen. Again demonstrated hydrogen’s therapeutic effects in 2007. The reviewed evidence supports molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential. Additional well-designed studies are needed to clarify clinical safety and effectiveness.
What the Review Examined
The review examined the On/Off History of Hydrogen in Medicine: Will the Interest Persist This Time Around.
Main Findings Across the Literature
Over 2000 publications including more than 100 human studies seem to indicate that humans have only recently benefited from or known about the medical effects of H₂ within the past 15 years. Since then, papers appeared sporadically in the literature every few decades but never exploded until Ohsawa et al. again demonstrated hydrogen’s therapeutic effects in 2007.
Authors’ Conclusion
The authors concluded that over 2000 publications including more than 100 human studies seem to indicate that humans have only recently benefited from or known about the medical effects of H₂ within the past 15 years.