Transcriptome profiling of flax plants exposed to a low-frequency alternating electromagnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2023
This study aims to perform transcriptome profiling in flax plants exposed to a low-frequency alternating electromagnetic field. The abstract frames prior work as suggesting EMF-related changes in free radical homeostasis and altered expression of genes involved in stress responses, ion transport, and cell wall…
Comment on Wardzinski et al. Mobile Phone Radiation Deflects Brain Energy Homeostasis and Prompts Human Food Ingestion. 2022, , 339.
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Jan 1, 2022
This publication is a comment on Wardzinski et al., which is described as an experimental provocation study. The referenced study investigated whether 25 minutes of RF-EMF exposure from a mobile phone affects food consumption and brain energy homeostasis. The provided abstract text does not include any results or the…
Measuring the Electromagnetic Field of Human Subjects Using Induction Sensors and a Shielded Helmet Without the Need for a Shielded Room.
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Jan 1, 2022
This study evaluated whether a lightweight Mu-metal and copper mesh shielded helmet with EMF channels could reduce external electromagnetic interference enough to measure cortically generated EMF using non-contact induction sensors without a shielded room. In five volunteers performing motor, verbalization, and…
Measuring the Electromagnetic Field of the Human Brain at a Distance Using a Shielded Electromagnetic Field Channel.
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Jan 1, 2022
This study describes a non-contact, non-invasive method to measure electromagnetic activity attributed to the human brain using a lightweight helmet and a shielded EMF channel around a sensor. Volunteers performed metronome-synchronized tasks intended to elicit movement, thoughts of movement, and emotional thought.…
Measuring Electromagnetic Field Activity Generated by Neurons In Vivo by Humans With Thoughts of Repetitive Motor Activities and Emotional Thoughts.
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Jan 1, 2022
This study describes a helmet-based, non-contact method to continuously measure electromagnetic field activity associated with human brain neuronal activity during thought tasks. Volunteers performed motor movement, motor imagery, and emotional imagery while brain EMF was recorded. The authors report discernible…
Evaluating the Intrinsic Electromagnetic Field Generated by Neurons From Repetitive Motor Activities in Humans With a Non-contact Non-invasive Electromagnetic Helmet.
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Jan 1, 2022
This study reports a non-contact, non-invasive helmet system intended to measure intrinsic electromagnetic fields generated by the human brain during stereotyped motor tasks. Volunteers performed repetitive tapping, and the authors report discernible wave changes compared with rest and baseline measurements without a…
Novel Method of Electromagnetic Field Measurements of the Human Brain.
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Jan 1, 2022
This study describes a lightweight, inexpensive construct using non-contact EMF sensors to measure dynamic electromagnetic fields attributed to the human brain. Measurements in non-clinical volunteers reportedly differed from background recordings and changed during task performance and auditory stimulation. The…
Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Radiation Alters Estrogen Release from the Pig Myometrium during the Peri-Implantation Period.
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Jan 1, 2021
This ex vivo animal-tissue study tested whether ELF-EMF exposure (50 or 120 Hz for 2 or 4 hours) alters estrogenic activity in pig myometrium during the peri-implantation period. The authors report EMF-associated changes in estrogen-related gene transcripts and aromatase abundance, with progesterone diminishing some…
Electromagnetic Fields Ameliorate Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Steatosis by Modulating Redox Homeostasis and SREBP-1c Expression in db/db Mice.
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Jan 1, 2021
This animal study examined whether 8 weeks of EMF exposure affects insulin resistance and fatty liver features in db/db mice. The authors report improvements in insulin resistance markers, hepatic redox balance, and steatosis-related outcomes after EMF exposure. They also report reduced liver triglycerides and lower…
Effect of Extremely Low Power Time-Varying Electromagnetic Field on Germination and Other Characteristics in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica) Seeds.
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Jan 1, 2020
This study evaluated extremely low, time-varying EMF “magneto-priming” to optimize germination in foxtail millet seeds using a central composite design and response surface methodology. The authors report optimal germination at 10 Hz, 30,007 nT, and 30 minutes, with improvements in germination percentage and multiple…
Electromagnetic field affects the voltage-dependent potassium channel Kv1.3.
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Jan 1, 2020
This in vitro study tested whether extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) modulate the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 in Kv1.3-expressing CHO-K1 cells. Cells were exposed to a 20 Hz field at 268 µT or 902 µT while Kv1.3 currents were measured by whole-cell patch clamp. The authors report a…
Ca2+ and CACNA1H mediate targeted suppression of breast cancer brain metastasis by AM RF EMF
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Jan 1, 2019
This study describes a therapeutic use of athermal, amplitude-modulated RF EMF (27.12 MHz) at breast cancer-specific frequencies to target breast cancer brain metastases. The abstract reports tumor growth suppression in animal models and durable regression in one patient with triple negative breast cancer brain…
Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (EMF) generates alterations in the synthesis and secretion of oestradiol-17β (E) in uterine tissues: An in vitro study.
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Jan 1, 2018
This in vitro study exposed porcine endometrial and myometrial slices to extremely low-frequency EMF (50 or 120 Hz, 8 mT) for 2 or 4 hours, with or without progesterone. The authors report frequency- and time-dependent changes in oestradiol-17β secretion and CYP19A3 mRNA expression, with fewer changes when…
Quality stability and sensory attributes of apple juice processed by thermosonication, pulsed electric field and thermal processing.
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Jan 1, 2017
This study compared thermosonication, pulsed electric field, and thermal processing for preserving Royal Gala apple juice and evaluated sensory attributes and quality stability during 30 days of storage at 3°C and 20°C. Thermosonication and pulsed electric field produced juices with different taste compared with…
Mobile phone use for 5 minutes can cause significant memory impairment in humans.
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Jan 1, 2017
This study assessed working memory before and after 5 minutes of mobile phone use using a brief computerized 10-word recall task. The experimental group showed worse performance immediately after phone use, with partial improvement 5 minutes later, while the control group improved across repeated tests without phone…
Rat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells aging reduction by zinc sulfate under extremely low frequency electromagnetic field exposure is associated with increased telomerase reverse transcriptase gene expression.
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Jan 1, 2017
This in vitro study exposed rat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells to 50 Hz, 20 mT ELF-EMF for 30 minutes per day over 21 days, with and without zinc sulfate. The authors report ELF-EMF exposure decreased TERT gene expression and increased senescent cells. Zinc sulfate was reported to increase TERT expression and…
Extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) reduces oxidative stress and improves functional and psychological status in ischemic stroke patients.
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Jan 1, 2017
This clinical study evaluated whether adding ELF-EMF exposure to a 4-week rehabilitation program affects antioxidant and clinical status in ischemic stroke patients. Fifty-seven patients were assigned to an ELF-EMF group or a non-ELF-EMF group, with the exposed group receiving 40 Hz, 7 mT for 15 minutes per day over…
Unraveling the effects of static magnetic field stress on cytosolic proteins of Salmonella by using a proteomic approach.
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Jan 1, 2016
This in vitro study examined how Salmonella enterica serovar Hadar adapts to a 200 mT static magnetic field for 9 hours using proteomics. The authors report 35 cytosolic proteins with >2-fold expression changes after exposure, spanning metabolism, oxidative stress response, energy homeostasis, translation elongation,…
The effect of exposure of rats during prenatal period to radiation spreading from mobile phones on renal development.
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Jan 1, 2015
This animal study exposed pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats to a 900 MHz electromagnetic field during the first 20 days of pregnancy and assessed prenatal renal development. The exposed group showed reported histopathological kidney changes and increased caspase-3 staining suggestive of higher apoptosis compared with…
Assessment of the neurotoxic potential of exposure to 50Hz extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) in naïve and chemically stressed PC12 cells
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Jan 1, 2014
This in vitro study tested acute (30 min) and sub-chronic (48 h) 50 Hz ELF-EMF exposure up to 1000 µT in naïve and chemically stressed PC12 cells. Across assays of Ca2+ homeostasis, ROS production, and membrane integrity, the study reports no consistent or measurable neurotoxic effects under the tested conditions.…
Stereotactic excision of additional lesions detected with intraoperative ultrasound examination during radiofrequency dissecting sealar (habib®) assisted hepatic metastasectomy: report of 4 cases.
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Jan 1, 2014
This chart review describes four cases where stereotactic marking and excision were used to remove nonpalpable colorectal liver metastases during hepatic metastasectomy, guided by intraoperative ultrasound. Intraoperative ultrasound identified an additional lesion in one patient, and all resections achieved negative…
[Effect of low-intensity 900 MHz frequency electromagnetic radiation on rat liver and blood serum enzyme activities].
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Jan 1, 2014
This animal study compared rat liver and blood serum enzyme activities after a total two-hour exposure to low-intensity 900 MHz electromagnetic fields delivered as either a single or fractional schedule. The authors report that creatine kinase (liver and serum) and serum alkaline phosphatase were the most sensitive…
Suppression of unimolecular decay of laser desorbed peptide and protein ions by entrainment in rarefied supersonic gas jets under weak electric fields.
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Jan 1, 2014
This engineering-focused paper reports the design principle and performance of a MALDI ion source ("MALDI-2") combining rarefied supersonic gas jets with weak electric fields and injection into gas-filled RF multipoles. The abstract reports rapid collisional cooling (
Liver lesion conspicuity during real-time MR-guided radiofrequency applicator placement using spoiled gradient echo and balanced steady-state free precession imaging.
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Jan 1, 2014
This retrospective study evaluated liver lesion conspicuity during real-time MR-guided radiofrequency applicator placement using spoiled GRE and balanced SSFP MRI sequences in a 1.5 T scanner. Lesion detectability categories and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were compared for hepatocellular carcinoma and liver…
Spatial learning, monoamines and oxidative stress in rats exposed to 900 MHz electromagnetic field in combination with iron overload.
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Jan 1, 2014
This animal study tested whether 900 MHz EMF exposure, alone or combined with brain iron overload, affects cognition and brain biochemistry in Long-Evans rats. EMF-exposed rats showed impairment in an object exploration task and changes in monoamine content (notably in the hippocampus), while other spatial…