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(2022) Estimation of RF and ELF dose by anatomical location in the brain from wireless phones in the MOBI-Kids study

Calderón et al · 2022

Researchers developed a sophisticated algorithm to calculate how much radiofrequency and extremely low frequency electromagnetic radiation reaches different brain regions from wireless phone use in young people aged 10-24. They found that older GSM phones deliver substantially higher radiation doses than newer 3G phones, and that radiation exposure varies dramatically depending on which part of the brain you're measuring.

Assessment of cortisol secretory pattern in workers chronically exposed to ELF-EMF generated by high voltage transmission lines and substations

Touitou Y, Selmaoui B, Lambrozo J · 2022

Researchers studied cortisol hormone levels in 14 electrical workers chronically exposed to 50 Hz power line magnetic fields for 1-20 years. Workers with higher EMF exposure (above 0.3 microTesla) showed significantly altered cortisol secretion patterns compared to unexposed controls. This suggests that long-term exposure to power line frequencies can disrupt the body's stress hormone system.

Whole Body / GeneralNo Effects Found310 citations

Occup Med (Lond) 72(3):184-190, 2022

Sorahan T et al. · 2022

Insufficient information provided. Only a journal citation (Occup Med (Lond) 72(3):184-190, 2022) and document type (review) were supplied without title, abstract, or author names. Cannot generate accurate summary without knowing the study's specific focus.

Park, H-J, J-H Choi, M-H

Park, H-J, J-H Choi, M-H · 2022

Insufficient information provided. The study record contains only author names (Park, H-J, Choi, J-H, and M-H), a year (2022), and a designation of 'technical' as the organism field. No title, abstract, or study details are available to determine whether this is an EMF health effects study or what it examined.

Vestibular Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic and Electric Stimulation Effects on Human Subjective Visual Vertical Perception

Bouisset N, Villard S, Legros A · 2022

This study compared how extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) and alternating current (AC) stimulations affect human vestibular system function by measuring changes in subjective visual vertical (SVV) perception. The researchers found that while both stimulation types produced similar SVV precision levels, ELF-MF stimulation required longer adjustment times and showed higher variability compared to AC stimulation, with differences between the two modalities being relatively small.

Transcriptional Analysis of Mice Melanoma B16-F10 Cells in Response to Directed Current Electric Fields

Yun J, Jin X, Sun Q, Xu L, Gao J, Wang X, Zhao S · 2022

This study examined how directed current electric fields affect mouse melanoma B16-F10 cells, using RNA sequencing to analyze transcriptional changes. The cells migrated toward the cathode in a voltage-dependent manner, with approximately 3000 upregulated and 2613 downregulated genes identified, including genes associated with cell migration, tumorigenesis, invasion, and metastasis.

Martínez-Botas, M.Á

Martínez, M.A., A. Úbeda, J. · 2022

This appears to be an art history study about 19th century Spanish portrait painter Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz, not an EMF research study. The abstract discusses Romanticism and portraiture, with no mention of electromagnetic fields, health effects, or biological research.

Whole Body / General3,937 citations

Extremely Low- Frequency Electromagnetic Field Impairs the Development of Honeybee ( Apis cerana)

Li Y, Sun C, Zhou H, Huang H, Chen Y, Duan X, Huang S, Li J · 2022

This appears to be a machine learning study about improving language model performance through instruction fine-tuning, not an EMF health study. The abstract discusses training AI models on various tasks and benchmarks like MMLU and BBH. This study has no relevance to electromagnetic field health effects or biological impacts.

Whole Body / General2,263 citations

The effects of different herbals on the rat hippocampus exposed to electromagnetic field for one hour during the prenatal period

Deniz OG, Kaplan S · 2022

This appears to be a machine learning benchmark study called BIG-bench that evaluated AI language models on 204 diverse tasks, not an EMF health study. The abstract describes testing various AI models including GPT on tasks ranging from linguistics to physics, finding that model performance improves with scale but remains poor compared to human experts.

Association between electronic device usage and sperm quality parameters in healthy men screened as potential sperm donors

Chen H-G et al. · 2022

This study examined the association between electronic device usage and sperm quality parameters in healthy men screened as potential sperm donors. Based on the title alone, the study appears to investigate whether use of electronic devices correlates with measured sperm characteristics in a donor population.

Effects of Acute Exposure to 3500 MHz (5G) Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on Anxiety-Like Behavior and the Auditory Cortex in Guinea Pigs

Yang H, Zhang Y, Wu X, Gan P, Luo X, Zhong S, Zuo W · 2022

This study examined the effects of acute 3500 MHz (5G) radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation exposure on guinea pigs at various SAR levels (0-10 W/kg) for 72 hours. The researchers found that while hearing thresholds and anxiety-like behavior did not significantly change, exposure increased oxidative stress markers (MDA levels) and decreased antioxidant enzyme activity in the auditory cortex, with associated ultrastructural cellular damage and apoptosis induction that increased in a dose-dependent manner.

Whole Body / GeneralNo Effects Found

Human resting-state EEG and radiofrequency GSM mobile phone exposure: The impact of the individual alpha frequency

Int J Radiat Biol 98(5):986-995, 2022 · 2022

This study is a clinical audit of chemoradiotherapy treatment for anal cancer patients, not an EMF research study. It reviewed treatment quality indicators and timing at a Welsh medical center between 2016-2021. The study found generally good adherence to treatment protocols with low complication rates.

Associations Between a Polymorphism in the Rat 5-HT1A Receptor Gene Promoter Region (rs198585630) and Cognitive Alterations Induced by Microwave Exposure

Li H et al. · 2022

Insufficient information provided. The title indicates this study examined associations between a polymorphism in the rat 5-HT1A receptor gene promoter region and cognitive changes induced by microwave exposure, but no abstract or detailed findings were provided to summarize the actual results.

Effect of 2400 MHz mobile phone radiation exposure on the behavior and hippocampus morphology in Swiss mouse model

Hasan I, Jahan MR, Islam MN, Islam MR · 2022

This study examined the effects of 2400 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (4G mobile phone radiation) on behavior and hippocampal structure in Swiss albino mice exposed for 40 or 60 minutes daily over 60 days. The researchers found that exposed mice showed increased anxiety-like behavior, neuronal degeneration in the hippocampus, and significant decreases in pyramidal and granule neuron counts compared to control mice.

Associations Between a Polymorphism in the Rat 5-HT1A Receptor Gene Promoter Region (rs198585630) and Cognitive Alterations Induced by Microwave Exposure

Li H et al. · 2022

This study examined associations between a specific polymorphism (rs198585630) in the rat 5-HT1A receptor gene promoter and cognitive alterations following microwave exposure. The research investigated whether genetic variation in this serotonin receptor gene may influence susceptibility to cognitive effects from microwave radiation.

Evaluation of Cell Migration and Cytokines Expression Changes under the Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field on Wound Healing In Vitro Model

Costantini E et al. · 2022

This 2022 in vitro study investigated how radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure affects wound healing by examining keratinocyte migration and expression of genes involved in the healing process. The researchers found that RF-EMF treatment promoted keratinocyte migration and regulated expression of matrix metalloproteinases, their inhibitors, and inflammatory cytokines in ways that appeared to support wound healing.

Effects of Acute Exposure to 3500 MHz (5G) Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on Anxiety- Like Behavior and the Auditory Cortex in Guinea Pigs

Yang H, Zhang Y, Wu X, Gan P, Luo X, Zhong S, Zuo W · 2022

This study examined the effects of acute 3500 MHz (5G) radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation exposure on guinea pigs at various absorption rates over 72 hours. The researchers found that while hearing thresholds and anxiety-like behavior were not significantly affected, the exposure induced oxidative stress in the auditory cortex, triggered cell damage and apoptosis through mitochondrial pathways, and caused ultrastructural changes in a dose-dependent manner.

Ozgur-Buyukatalay, G.G

Tomruk A, E. · 2022

Insufficient information provided. The study record contains only author names and year (2022) with no title, abstract, or methodology details available to generate an accurate summary of what was examined or any findings.

Evaluation of Cell Migration and Cytokines Expression Changes under the Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field on Wound Healing In Vitro Model

Costantini E et al. · 2022

This 2022 review examined how radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure affects wound healing processes in vitro, specifically evaluating effects on keratinocyte migration and expression of healing-related genes including matrix metalloproteinases and cytokines. The study found that RF-EMF treatment promoted keratinocyte migration and regulated genes involved in the inflammatory and proliferative phases of wound healing.

B. Blake Levitt, Henry C. Lai, Albert M. Manville. Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 3. Exposure standards, public policy, laws, and future directions. Rev Environ Health. 2021 Sep 27. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0083

B. Blake Levitt, Henry C · 2021

This comprehensive review examines how electromagnetic fields from wireless technology affect wildlife and ecosystems, finding that many species are more sensitive to EMF than humans. The authors argue that current exposure standards ignore wildlife entirely and call for treating EMF as environmental pollution requiring new regulatory approaches. The research highlights widespread adverse effects on animal behavior, reproduction, and survival across multiple species.

The Time-Dependence of Three Different Modes of ELF-EMF Stimulation on LTP at Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapses

Zheng Y, Zhao L, Dong L, Tian C, Xia P, Jin Z · 2021

This study investigated how different modes of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) at 15 Hz/2 mT affect long-term potentiation (LTP) at hippocampal synapses in rat brain slices. The researchers found that all three modes tested (sinusoidal, single-frequency pulse, and rhythm pulse) inhibited LTP in a time-dependent manner, with continuous sinusoidal fields producing the strongest inhibitory effect.

Short-Term Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Inhibits Synaptic Plasticity of Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapses in Rat Hippocampus via the Ca 2+ /Calcineurin Pathway

Xia P, Zheng Y, Dong L, Tian C · 2021

This study examined the effects of short-term exposure to 50 Hz extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) on cancer cells from gynecological and urological tissues. The researchers found that ELF-EMF exposure increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and altered expression of genes and proteins involved in DNA damage response and epigenetic modifications, with the most significant changes observed in ovarian (ES-2) and prostate (DU-145) cancer cells after 30 minutes of exposure.

Static magnetic field induces abnormality of glucose metabolism in rats' brain and results in anxiety-like behavior

Shuo T et al. · 2021

This study exposed male Wistar rats to static magnetic fields (SMF) at varying intensities (50-200 mT) for 1 hour daily over 15 days and measured effects on brain glucose metabolism, enzyme expression, behavior, and brain tissue. Moderate and high-intensity SMF exposure induced intensity-dependent changes in glucose metabolism, decreased expression of rate-limiting metabolic enzymes (HK1 and PFK1), reduced exploratory behavior in open field tests, and caused pathological changes including neuronal pyknosis and edema.

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