EMF Research Studies

Effect of shortwave irradiation of the liver on the elimination of bromsulphalein from the blood

Benyo I, Fusy F, Ihasz M, Imre B, Fridolin F, Mihaly I · 1965

The Effect of Pyridoxine and Pyridoxal on the Circulatory Response of Rats to Microwave Irradiation

T. Cooper, T. Pinakatt, M. Jellinek, A. W. Richardson · 1965

Researchers exposed thirty rats in groups of ten to 2,450 Mc microwaves at 0.08 W/cm² until rectal temperature reached 40.5°C. Untreated rats showed significant increases in cardiac output, heart rate, blood pressure, and stroke volume, while total peripheral resistance decreased.

Comparative Studies on 1285 and 2800 Mc/sec Pulsed Microwaves

Sol M. Michaelson et al. · 1965

Researchers exposed adult mongrel dogs to pulsed microwaves at 1285 Mc/sec and 2800 Mc/sec at various power densities. Body weight loss correlated directly with power density and was similar at both frequencies at comparable intensities. At 1285 Mc/sec, rectal temperature rose markedly at 100 mW/cm² during the first week then moderated, with progressive lowering of pre-exposure temperatures suggesting adaptation.

Radio-frequency hazards with cardiac pacemakers

Lichter I, Borrie J, Miller WM · 1965

The study was authored by Lichter, Borrie, and Miller. It was published in 1965 in the British Medical Journal. The record lists main subject headings of analytics, human, animal, effects, and toxicity.

The Hematologic Effects of Microwave Exposure

S. M. Michaelson et al. · 1964

Modification of Heating Patterns Produced by Microwaves at the Frequencies of 2456 and 900 Mc. by Physiologic Factors in the Human

Justus F. Lehmann et al. · 1964

Heart rate in hypersensitive patients influenced by decreased arterial pressure by means of low-frequency current

Sagov S · 1964

EFFECTS OF HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC FIELDS ON THE LIVING CELL I. BEHAVIOUR OF HUMAN ERYTHROCYTES IN HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC FIELDS AND ITS RELATION TO THEIR AGE

A. A. FUREDI, I. OHAD · 1964

Researchers exposed human erythrocytes to a 120 megacycles/sec electric field for 1-5 sec. Young erythrocytes in hypotonic sucrose elongated parallel to the field by 2-4 times the normal cell diameter and rotated without changing direction. Old erythrocytes did not elongate or rotate but formed chains parallel to the field, with less than 10% of old cells showing elongation versus more than 90% of young cells.

Environmental Influence on Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers

Richard A. Carleton et al. · 1964

Heating Characteristics of Laboratory Animals Exposed to Ten-Centimeter Microwaves

T. S. ELY, D. E. GOLDMAN, J. Z. HEARON · 1964

The study used a 2880 Mc/sec radar transmitter to expose the flanks of rats, rabbits, and dogs for whole-body heating observations. Restricted area fields were used to study heating and cooling of eyes and testes. The testis was identified as the limiting factor for hazard in most exposure circumstances.

BIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF MICROWAVES OF LOW INTENSITY

Z. V. GORDON et al. · 1963

ALTERED RENOPRESSOR RESPONSE-PATTERN TO ENDOTOXIN RADIATED WITH RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY

E. S. Dooley, J. Y. Gillenwater, E. D. Frohlich · 1963

Researchers tested whether radio-frequency energy alters the pharmacodynamic properties of Salmonella typhosa endotoxin by irradiating it at 10.40 Mc/sec and 13.34 Mc/sec and administering it to dogs. Nonirradiated endotoxin produced a characteristic diphasic pressor response with an immediate transient mild rise followed by a more intense and prolonged rise that returned toward the pre-injection level. Endotoxin irradiated at 10.40 Mc/sec enhanced the first pressor response and caused the second response to remain permanently sustained without returning toward baseline. Endotoxin irradiated at 13.34 Mc/sec intensified the first pressor response but did not alter the second response pattern.

Cancer & Tumors

Effects of Chronic Microwave Irradiation on Mice

S. Prausnitz, C. Susskind · 1962

Two hundred male mice were exposed daily for 59 weeks to 0.100 w/cm’ for 4.5 minutes, producing an average body temperature rise of 3.3°C. A control group of 100 mice was sham-irradiated in a mock-up chamber at room temperature. Longevity did not differ between groups, with mortality slightly higher in controls. Body weight, body temperature response, and blood picture showed no evident changes. Testicular degeneration (tubule atrophy) was found in 40 per cent of dead irradiated mice versus 8 per cent of controls, and white cell neoplasms (leucosis) in 35 per cent versus 10 per cent.

Brain & Nervous System

SOME CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS DUE TO CHRONIC ACTION OF THE CENTIMETER RANGE WAVES

E. A. Drozichina et al. · 1962

The researchers reviewed literature data and clinical observations from the Institute of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences collected over many years. They found that electromagnetic fields from centimeter-range waves under industrial conditions produced functionally reversible changes in organs and systems. In some cases these functional disturbances progressed to more pronounced and persistent pathological states characterized by vascular pathology and deviations in brain bioelectric activity.