EMF Research Studies

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OF MAMMALIAN CELLS

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The study investigated Raman spectroscopy to distinguish tumor cells from normal cells but encountered fluorescence, Rayleigh scattering, and cell settling in liquid media. They identified phosphate buffered saline (PBS) as a nonfluorescent medium suitable for Raman spectroscopy. Suspending cells in agarose immobilized them, eliminated intensity fluctuations, and produced consistent spectra. Preliminary spectra of BHK cells in agarose showed possible Raman lines below 200 cm⁻¹.

EFFECT OF MICROWAVES ON RED BLOOD CELL COMPONENTS: INVESTIGATIONS AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL

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Metformin represses the carcinogenesis potentially induced by 50 Hz magnetic fields in aged mouse fibroblasts via inhibition of NF-kB

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The study used an in vitro model of aged mouse NIH/3T3 fibroblasts exposed to a 5 mT, 50 Hz magnetic field and treated with metformin at four concentrations. Cell viability was measured with a trypan blue exclusion assay and proliferation with a BrdU incorporation assay. Metformin suppressed proliferation and viability in a dose-dependent manner, reduced NF-kB and MMP2/9 expression, increased CDH1 expression, and inhibited NF-kB activity.