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Browse 3,138 peer-reviewed studies on electromagnetic field health effects from the BioInitiative Report database.

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Growth and maturation of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans following exposure to weak microwave fields.

de Pomerai DI, Dawe A, DjerbibL, Allan, Brunt G, Daniells C. · 2002

Researchers exposed microscopic worms (C. elegans) to weak microwave radiation at frequencies similar to cell phones and found that the radiation actually increased growth rates by 8-11% and improved reproductive success by 28-40%. Importantly, when the researchers heated the worms to the same temperature that microwaves would cause, they saw the opposite effects, proving that microwaves cause biological changes through mechanisms beyond simple heating.

Evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase in the modulation of opioid-induced antinociception and the inhibitory effects of exposure to 60-Hz magnetic fields in the land snail.

Kavaliers M, Choleris E, Prato FS, Ossenkopp K · 1998

Researchers exposed land snails to 60-Hz magnetic fields from power lines and found the fields disrupted the animals' natural pain relief systems by altering brain chemistry. This shows that common household electrical frequencies can interfere with basic biological processes controlling pain in living organisms.

The effect of pulsed microwaves on passive electrical properties and interspike intervals of snail neurons.

Field AS, Ginsburg K, Lin JC · 1993

Researchers exposed snail neurons to pulsed 2.45 GHz microwaves and found they caused significant changes to the neurons' electrical properties, specifically increasing their resistance to electrical current. These effects occurred without any temperature changes, proving the microwaves directly affected nerve cell function. This demonstrates that radiofrequency radiation can alter how neurons work at the cellular level.

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