The 2011 Medical Molecular Hydrogen Symposium: An inaugural symposium of the journal Medical Gas Research.

Abstract

This editorial summarizes the background and development of hydrogen research meetings, along with key presentations from the most recent symposium. A total of 38 diseases and physiological conditions were identified for which molecular hydrogen has demonstrated potentially beneficial effects. The report serves as a record of the inaugural symposium associated with the launch of the journal Medical Gas Research, reflecting the growing scope of hydrogen biomedical research.