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MHID-5098246PMID: 382641422024Sleep Advances
Scott M. Vincent, Melika Madani, Dante Dikeman, Kyle Golden, Naomi Crocker, Cameron Jackson, et al.
Study Objectives: Sleep loss contributes to various health issues and impairs neurological function. Molecular hydrogen has recently gained popularity as a nontoxic ergogenic and health promoter. The effect of molecular hydrogen on sleep and sleep-related neural systems remains unexplored. This study investigates the impact of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on sleep behavior and neuronal acti- vation i
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MHID-7984305PMID: 389082962024The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Sonja Baltic, David Nedeljkovic, Nikola Todorovic, Marijana Ranisavljev, Darinka Korovljev, Jelena Cvejic, et al.
Objectives: To assess the impact of medium-term supplementation with dihydrogen and pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) on mitochondrial biomarkers, brain metabolism, and cognition in elderly individuals diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment.
Design: A parallel-group, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind experimental design, maintaining a 1:1 allocation ratio between the experimental group (
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MHID-2726672PMID: 395318562024Tissue & cell
Cumaoglu MO, Makav M, Dag S, Uysal AY, Baser L, LeBaron TW, et al.
Gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity primarily results from renal inflammatory cascades and increased oxidative stress. This study aims to examine the effects of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on gentamicin-induced renal damage in rats. Thirty-two rats were equally divided into four groups, including control (no treatment), hydrogen, gentamicin, and gentamicin+hydrogen. At the end of one week, all animals
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MHID-7822057PMID: 362047812023Medical Gas Research
Yusuke Ichikawa, Shin-ichi Hirano, Bunpei Sato, Haru Yamamoto, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh
Despite the fact that we have reported on the dangers of the explosion of hydrogen gas inhalers, hydrogen gas inhalers with explosive hazards are, as a matter of fact, still being sold today. In this study, we investigated past reports of hydrogen gas inhaler explosion accidents to clarify the causes of these explosion incidents. As a result of this investigation, we found that the central cause w
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MHID-2924238PMID: 371112842023Pharmaceuticals
Murat Kayaba¸s, Levent ¸Sahin, Mustafa Makav, Duried Alwazeer, Levent Aras, Serdar Yi˘git, et al.
The anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of molecular hydrogen, delivered as hydrogen-rich saline (HRS), on spinal cord injury was investigated. Four-month-old male Sprague Dawley rats (n = 24) were classified into four groups: (1) control—laminectomy only at T7-T10; (2) spinal injury—dura left intact, Tator and Rivlin clip compression model applied to the spinal cord for 1 min, no treatment
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MHID-86080102023Oxygen
John T. Hancock, Tyler W. LeBaron
In 2007 a paper in Nature Medicine sparked a new wave of interest in the use of molecular hydrogen (H2) for medical treatments. Since then there has been a flurry of papers looking at a range of medical aspects, from neurodegenerative disease to sports injuries. Several methods of application have been developed, including breathing the gas, or making a hydrogen-rich solution that can be ingested,
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MHID-40908422023Oxygen
Tyler W. LeBaron, Kinji Ohno, John T. Hancock
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. However, we have unknowingly benefited from H2 since the dawn of time, from H2-producing bacteria to the use of naturally occurring hydrogen-rich waters. Moreover, the first writings on the therapeutic effects of
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MHID-5381032PMID: 369788842023Antioxidants
Mikhail Yu. Artamonov, Andrew K. Martusevich, Felix A. Pyatakovich, Inessa A. Minenko, Sergei V. Dlin, Tyler W. LeBaron
It is known that molecular hydrogen is a relatively stable, ubiquitous gas that is a minor component of the atmosphere. At the same time, in recent decades molecular hydrogen has been shown to have diverse biological effects. By the end of 2022, more than 2000 articles have been published in the field of hydrogen medicine, many of which are original studies. Despite the existence of several review
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MHID-2957577PMID: 381373622023Biomedicines
Tatyana Kuropatkina, Dmitrii Atiakshin, Fedor Sychev, Marina Artemieva, Tatyana Samoilenko, Olga Gerasimova, et al.
Hydrogen has been shown to exhibit selective antioxidant properties against hydroxyl radicals, and exerts antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. The monocrotaline-induced model of pulmonary hypertension is suitable for studying substances with antioxidant activity because oxidative stress is induced by monocrotaline.
On day 1, male Wistar rats were subcutaneously injected with a water–alcohol
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MHID-3941772PMID: 368196972023Frontiers in nutrition
Kaixiang Zhou, Liu M, Wang Y, Liu H, Manor B, Bao D, et al.
Background: Fatigue is oftentimes induced by high-intensity exercise potentially via the exceeded amount of reactive oxygen species, leading to diminished functions (e.g., aerobic capacity) and increased risk of injuries. Studies indicate that molecular hydrogen (H2), with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, may be a promising strategy to alleviate fatigue and improve aerobic capacity. H
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MHID-6941053PMID: 378959072023Pharmaceuticals
Seyedeh Elnaz Nazari, Alex Tarnava, Nima Khalili-Tanha, Mahdieh Darroudi, Ghazaleh Khalili-Tanha, Amir Avan, et al.
Skeletal muscle atrophy is associated with poor quality of life and disability. Thus, finding a new strategy for the prevention and treatment of skeletal muscle atrophy is very crucial. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic potential of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on muscle atrophy in a unilateral hind limb immobilization model. Thirty-six male Balb/C mice were divided into control (without
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MHID-30414712023Processes
Richard J. Bloomer, Yufeng Zhang, Joshua Y. Shirazi, Chidimma Okegbe, Jacquelyn Pence, Keith Martin, et al.
Alpha Hope is a dietary supplement containing pyrroloquinoline quinone and elemental magnesium, which produces molecular hydrogen (H2 gas) when dissolved in water. We determined the impact of Alpha Hope on Nrf-2, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator (PGC-1α), and citrate synthase (CS) activity in C2C12 myoblasts. Alpha Hope was titrated to three concentrations of pyrroloqui
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MHID-2226442PMID: 374635172023Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Barbora Kalocayova, Branislav Kura, Jana Vlkovicova, Denisa Snurikova, Norbert Vrbjar, Karel Frimmel, et al.
Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI) is a common postoperative complication, mostly due to increasing oxidative stress. Recently, molecular hydrogen (H2 gas), has also been applied to cardiac surgery due to its ability to reduce oxidative stress. We evaluated the potential effect of H2 application on the kidney in an in vivo model of simulated heart transplantation. Pigs underwe
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MHID-7657388PMID: 378737712023Diseases
Ram B. Singh, Alex Tarnava, Ghizal Fatima, Jan Fedacko, Viliam Mojto, Tyler W. LeBaron
Background: Recently, chronic lung diseases have been found to be associated with marked inflammation and oxidative stress, which leads to fibrosis in the lungs and chronic respiratory failure. This study aims to determine if hydrogen-rich water (HRW) can enhance oxygen saturation among patients with chronic lung diseases. Methods: Ten patients with chronic lung diseases due to COPD (n = 7), bronchi
Literature Review
MHID-2770098PMID: 365713722023Medical Gas Research
Dinesh Ramanathan, Lei Huang, Taylor Wilson, Warren Boling
Reactive oxygen species and other free radicals cause oxidative stress which is the underlying pathogenesis of cellular injury in various neurological diseases. Molecular hydrogen therapy with its unique biological property of selectively scavenging pathological free radicals has demonstrated therapeutic potential in innumerable animal studies and some clinical trials. These studies have implicate
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MHID-5379845PMID: 355648082022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Gengxin Dong, Jiahui Fu, Dapeng Bao, Junhong Zhou
Background: Exercise that exceeds the body’s accustomed load can lead to oxidative stress and increased fatigue during intense training or competition, resulting in decreased athletic performance and an increased risk of injury, and the new medicinal H2 may be beneficial as an antioxidant. Therefore, we explored the effect of short-term supplementation of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) on the work perfo
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MHID-5798437PMID: 354938142022Frontiers in Neurology
Shin-ichi Hirano, Yusuke Ichikawa, Bunpei Sato, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disorder that is characterized by fatigue that persists for more than 6 months, weakness, sleep disturbances, and cognitive dysfunction. There are multiple possible etiologies for ME/CFS, among which mitochondrial dysfunction plays a major role in abnormal energy metabolism. The potential of many substances for the treatment of ME/CF
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MHID-7556506PMID: 352768672022Nutrients
Michal Botek, Deepesh Khanna, Jakub Krejčí, Michal Valenta, Andrew McKune, Barbora Sládečková, et al.
Hydrogen-rich water (HRW) supplementation has been shown to have an antifatigue effect across different modes of exercise. However, its effect on repeated sprint performance is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of pre-exercise HRW consumption on repeated sprint performance, lactate, and perceptual responses using a repeated sprint protocol. This randomized, double blinded, pl
Literature Review
MHID-7890987PMID: 364990792022International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Tyler W. LeBaron, Randy Sharpe, Kinji Ohno
Numerous benefits have been attributed to alkaline-electrolyzed–reduced water (ERW). Sometimes these claims are associated with easily debunked concepts. The observed benefits have been conjectured to be due to the intrinsic properties of ERW (e.g., negative oxidation–reduction potential (ORP), alkaline pH, H2 gas), as well enigmatic characteristics (e.g., altered water structure, microclusters, fre
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MHID-2004094PMID: 364988382022International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Tyler W. LeBaron, Randy Sharpe, Kinji Ohno
Many studies demonstrate the safety of alkaline-electrolyzed–reduced water (ERW); however, several animal studies have reported significant tissue damage and hyperkalemia after drinking ERW. The mechanism responsible for these results remains unknown but may be due to electrode degradation associated with the production of higher pH, in which platinum nanoparticles and other metals that have harmf
