Azione battericida di alcune radiazioni a breve lunghezza d'onda
O. Cimitan · 1951
Key Finding: 93% of 2,429 primary studies on whole body / general found biological effects from EMF exposure.
Of 2,429 studies examining whole body / general, 93% found measurable biological effects from EMF exposure.
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Research found effects on whole body / general at exposures as low as:
Research Overview
- -When 95% of nearly 3,800 peer-reviewed studies document biological effects from electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, we're looking at a weight of evidence that demands attention.
- -This isn't fringe science or industry speculation-it's the consistent finding across independent research examining how radiofrequency radiation, extremely low frequency fields, and other non-ionizing EMF sources interact with human physiology.
- -The question isn't whether effects occur, but which ones matter most to you and your family.
When 95% of nearly 3,800 peer-reviewed studies document biological effects from electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, we're looking at a weight of evidence that demands attention. This isn't fringe science or industry speculation-it's the consistent finding across independent research examining how radiofrequency radiation, extremely low frequency fields, and other non-ionizing EMF sources interact with human physiology. The question isn't whether effects occur, but which ones matter most to you and your family. The documented effects span multiple biological systems.
That's what the evidence shows across the 3,798 studies in our whole body research collection: 3,591 of them identified biological changes in response to electromagnetic field exposure.
Research on chicken embryos exposed to both ELF and RF radiation demonstrated 27% less protective protein production after repeated exposures, indicating compromised cellular defense mechanisms.
Source: BioInitiative Working Group. BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for Biologically-based Public Exposure Standards for Electromagnetic Radiation. Edited by Cindy Sage and David O. Carpenter, BioInitiative, 2012, updated 2020. www.bioinitiative.org
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L'azione delle microonde sui batteri
Maurizio Terni, Pietro Lombardini · 1951
The dielectric behaviour of some types of human tissues at microwave frequencies
H. F. Cook · 1951
Influence des ondes à haute fréquence sur l'hypercholestérinémie
Albert DE LOZ · 1951
Whole Body / General
Not an original health-effects study
Estimation of Protein Hydration by Dielectric Measurements at Microwave Frequencies
G. H. Haggis, T. J. Buchanan, J. B. Hasted · 1951
THE EFFECT OF SHORT WAVE DIATHERMY UPON DIGITAL CIRCULATION AS DETERMINED BY MICROPLETHYSMOGRAPHY
Grynbaum BB, Megibow RS, Bierman W · 1950
LA RICERCA SCIENTIFICA
Giorgio Piccardi · 1950
LESIONS OF THE EYE FROM RADIANT ENERGY
David G. Cogan, M.D. · 1950
Effects of Intense Microwave Radiation on Living Organisms
J. W. Clark · 1950
CORNEA AND SCLERA: Review of the Literature
MILTON L. BERLINER, M.D. · 1950
Some Effects of Very High Radio Frequency Irradiations on the Germination and Metabolism of Certain Small Seeds
Herbert Jonas · 1950
EFFECT OF DIATHERMY CURRENTS ON METAL IMPLANTS IN THE BODY WALL
George Smith · 1950
Eleven Wistar rats weighing 150 g received implants of tantalum wire, stainless steel wire, or stainless steel wire gauze. Long-wave coagulation diathermy for three minutes produced no burning in rats with any of the three implant types.
The effects of microwaves - A preliminary investigation
Boyle AC, Cook HF, Buchanan TJ · 1950
The Relationship Between Deep Tissue Temperature and Blood Flow During Electromagnetic Irradiation
Alfred W. Richardson et al. · 1950
THE EFFECT OF MICROWAVES ON BONE AND BONE MARROW AND ON ADJACENT TISSUES
Joseph P. Engel et al. · 1950
Researchers exposed anesthetized and trained dogs to microwave diathermy at 2,450 megacycles per second and measured temperature changes in tibial cortex, marrow, muscle, and subcutaneous tissue. For subcutaneously located bone, 30 minutes at 65 watts raised tibial cortex temperature by 5.0 degrees (C.) and marrow by 3.4 degrees (C.). For submuscularly located bone, the same exposure raised cortex by 3.8 degrees (C.) and marrow by 3.0 degrees (C.). A rectangular director allowed higher temperatures in subcutaneously located bone without excessively heating adjacent soft tissue. An impedance-matching transformer increased tissue temperature rises by approximately 300 per cent.
The Survival of Bacteria in High-Frequency Electric Fields
S. E. Jacobs, Margaret J. Thornley, P. Maurice · 1950
Researchers exposed various bacteria, principally Bacterium coli and Staphylococcus aureus, to high-frequency electric fields at 1-65 Mc/s with external electrodes while preventing lethal temperature rise. They used a low-powered variable-frequency generator (1-710 Mc/s) and a high-powered 44 Mc/s diathermy unit. Bacterial survival was judged by viable plate counts using duplicate samples. No significant mortality occurred in any experiment, even at high voltage gradients. The results consistently failed to confirm Fleming's 1944 report of high mortality.
TESTICULAR TEMPERATURE IN MAN
Herbert F. Newman, Seymour F. Wilhelm · 1950
Researchers measured testicular temperatures in 28 volunteers using tissue thermocouples inserted through the scrotal skin. Testicular temperatures were usually lower than rectal temperatures and changed with environmental temperature. Inguinal canals were warmer than the testes in most anesthetized men (average 2.7°F) and warmer than scrotal cavities in all cases (average 3.6°F).
A Comparative Study of the Temperature Changes Produced by Various Thermogenic Agents
Alma J. Murphy, W. D. Paul, H. M. Hines · 1950
Greater temperature increases occurred in superficial tissues in 247 of 266 experiments, while the least increase was at the 3 cm depth in 240 of 266 experiments. The greatest temperature rise in living tissue occurred during the first ten minutes of irradiation, and dead tissue showed greater temperature increases than living tissue for all wavelengths. After irradiation, living tissue temperatures tended to equalize across all measured depths, while only shorter wavelengths left the surface warmer than deeper tissue.
RADIATION DAMAGE TO THE GENETIC MATERIAL
H. J. MULLER · 1950
BEDSIDE ULTRASHORT WAVE TREATMENT
Hubner · 1950
Dielectric Properties of the Human Body for Wave-lengths in the 1-10 cm. Range
T. S. England · 1950
Researchers extended earlier dielectric measurements at 3-18-cm. wavelength to 1-27-cm. and 10-0-cm. wavelengths using surgical tissue specimens. Absorption and phase constants were recorded for each tissue in a waveguide, with measurement accuracies of +10 per cent in absorption and +5 per cent in phase at 1-27-cm., and +5 per cent in absorption and +2 per cent in phase at 10-0-cm. Most tissues behaved like water, fat and bone were relatively transparent, and malignant and normal tissues did not differ significantly.
LOCAL EFFECTS OF MICROWAVE RADIATION ON TISSUES IN THE ALBINO RAT
Leonard Essman, Charles S. Wise · 1950
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF TISSUES IMPORTANT IN MICROWAVE DIATHERMY
J. F. HERRICK, D. G. JELATIS · 1950
The study measured dielectric constant and loss of freshly excised tissues including liver, muscle, fat, bone, and bone marrow. The researchers used a microwave dielectrometer they designed and built for the measurements. They also presented dielectric properties of certain body fluids and designed a transformer to improve microwave power transfer into muscle.
A METHOD FOR DECREASING REFLECTION OF MICROWAVES BY TISSUE
Jerome W. Gersten, Khalil G. Wakim, Frank H. Krusen · 1950
ELECTROCOAGULATION OF THE SCLERA: REDUCTION IN OCULAR VOLUME AND PATHOLOGIC CHANGES PRODUCED
Harold G. Scheie, Bourne Jerome · 1949
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FAQs: EMF & Whole Body / General
When 95% of nearly 3,800 peer-reviewed studies document biological effects from electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, we're looking at a weight of evidence that demands attention. This isn't fringe science or industry speculation-it's the consistent finding across independent research examining how radiofrequency radiation, extremely low frequency fields, and other non-ionizing EMF sources interact with human physiology.
The SYB Research Database includes 2,429 peer-reviewed studies examining the relationship between electromagnetic field exposure and whole body / general. These studies have been conducted by researchers worldwide and published in scientific journals. The research spans multiple decades and includes various types of EMF sources including cell phones, WiFi, power lines, and other common sources of electromagnetic radiation.
93% of the 2,429 studies examining whole body / general found measurable biological effects from EMF exposure. This means that 2257 studies documented observable changes in biological systems when exposed to electromagnetic fields. The remaining 7% either found no significant effects or had inconclusive results, which is typical in scientific research where study design and exposure parameters vary.