Environmental Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Exposure at Home, Mobile and Cordless Phone Use, and Sleep Problems in 7-Year-Old Children
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Oct 28, 2015
This cohort study of 2,361 seven-year-old children assessed modeled residential/school RF-EMF from base stations, reported indoor sources, and children’s mobile/cordless phone use in relation to parent-reported sleep quality. Most sleep subscales were not associated with base-station RF-EMF, though sleep duration…
Memory performance, wireless communication and exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: A prospective cohort study in adolescents
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Jan 1, 2015
This prospective cohort study followed 439 adolescents for one year to assess whether wireless device use and estimated RF-EMF dose were associated with changes in memory performance. Higher cumulative mobile phone call duration and higher modeled RF-EMF brain and whole-body dose were associated with decreases in…
Exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields from broadcast transmitters and risk of childhood cancer: a census-based cohort study
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Apr 1, 2014
This census-based cohort study in Switzerland examined modeled RF-EMF exposure from broadcast transmitters and childhood cancer risk using two cohort approaches. Across analyses, no association was reported for all cancers or childhood leukemia. Findings for CNS tumors were inconsistent, and the incidence density…
Occupational extremely low-frequency magnetic field exposure and selected cancer outcomes in a prospective Dutch cohort
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Jan 1, 2014
This prospective Dutch cohort (120,852 participants; 17.3 years follow-up) examined occupational ELF magnetic field exposure and incidence of several cancers. No associations were reported for lung, breast, or brain cancer across multiple exposure metrics. In men, high occupational exposure was associated with…
Neurodegenerative disease and magnetic field exposure in UK electricity supply workers
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Jan 1, 2014
This cohort study examined mortality from Alzheimer’s disease, motor neurone disease, and Parkinson’s disease among 73,051 UK electricity supply workers from 1973 to 2010. Occupational magnetic-field exposure was assessed using detailed calculations and analyzed using Poisson regression across lifetime, distant…
Radiofrequency-assisted liver resections: comparison of open and laparoscopic techniques.
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Jan 1, 2014
This single-institution cohort compared radiofrequency-assisted laparoscopic liver resection with open resection over 5 years (47 vs 87 patients). Laparoscopy was associated with lower blood loss and similar 5-year overall and disease-free survival compared with open surgery. The authors conclude the laparoscopic…
Prenatal and Postnatal Cell Phone Exposures and Headaches in Children.
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Jan 1, 2012
This cohort analysis from the Danish National Birth Cohort examined whether prenatal and/or postnatal cell phone exposure was associated with headaches in children at age seven. Using maternal questionnaire data for 52,680 children, the study reports higher odds of migraines and headache-related symptoms among…
Long-term digital mobile phone use and cognitive decline in the elderly.
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Jan 1, 2012
This 4-year cohort study in 871 non-demented older Chinese adults examined frequent digital mobile phone use and changes in cognitive performance. The authors report no significant harmful association between phone use and cognitive functioning. They note users tended to have characteristics linked to better…