Development and Testing of a Novel Whole-body Exposure System for Investigative Studies of Radiofrequency Radiation in Rodents (NIEHS)
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Jan 1, 2025
This NIEHS report describes the development and testing of a flexible whole-body radiofrequency radiation exposure system for rats and mice using updated signals relevant to wireless technologies. In 5-day studies with CDMA- and GSM-modulated signals, no visible behavioral responses were observed and comet assays…
The Effect of High-Voltage Power Lines on Magnetic Orientation of Domestic Dogs
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Jan 1, 2025
This animal behavioral study observed 36 domestic dogs to assess whether magnetic fields from high-voltage power lines influence dogs' geomagnetic alignment behavior. Dogs showed bimodal alignment under control conditions and under north-south oriented power lines, but alignment became trimodal under east-west…
Flora and fauna: how nonhuman species interact with natural and man-made EMF at ecosystem levels and public policy recommendations
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Jan 1, 2025
This review discusses how increasing ambient nonionizing EMF (0–300 GHz), particularly RF from modern wireless technologies and satellites, may affect flora and fauna at ecosystem levels. It states that many nonhuman species rely on electro/magneto-reception and that even low-intensity EMF exposures are capable of…
Radiofrequency radiation from mobile phones and the risk of breast cancer: A multicenter case-control study with an additional suspected comparison group
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Jan 1, 2025
This multicenter case-control study in Iran (n=226) examined associations between mobile phone use and breast cancer outcomes in women. Reporting more than 60 minutes/day of phone conversations was associated with higher odds of confirmed invasive breast cancer and of being classified as a suspected case versus
No Measurable Impact of Acute 26 GHz 5G Exposure on Salivary Stress Markers in Healthy Adults
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Jan 1, 2025
This triple-blind randomized study tested whether 26.5 minutes of 26 GHz (5G) RF exposure at environmental-like levels alters salivary stress biomarkers in healthy adults. Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase measured before, during, and after exposure did not differ between real and sham conditions. An exploratory…
Definition and Validation of an Exposure Measurement Method for a Typical Load of a Base Station
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Jan 1, 2025
This exposure-assessment study proposes and validates a method to measure instantaneous RF exposure under typical base station load by generating defined data rates (low/medium/high) using iPerf and measuring channel power across services. Validation at four base stations suggests the approach is reliable across…
Evidence on RF-EMF and cancer in animals misjudged: methodological and analytical flaws in the Mevissen et al. systematic review
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Jan 1, 2025
No abstract was provided. From the title and supplied overview, this paper critiques the Mevissen et al. systematic review on RF-EMF exposure and cancer in animal studies, asserting that methodological and analytical flaws led to misjudgment of the evidence. The provided text frames the topic as requiring careful…
Methodologically solid and analytically rigorous: the evaluations of our systematic review on RF-EMF and animal cancer are reliable
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Jan 1, 2025
No abstract is available in the provided material. From the title, the article appears to defend or affirm the methodological rigor and reliability of evaluations in the authors' systematic review on RF-EMF exposure and animal cancer. Specific results regarding carcinogenic effects are not stated in the provided text.
NTP Lite: The Japan-Korea Collaborative RF Exposure Toxicity Project [Health Matters]
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Jan 1, 2025
This magazine article reviews the Japan-Korea "NTP Lite" RF animal toxicity collaboration and its relationship to prior NTP (2018) and Ramazzini Institute reports of RF-associated tumors in male rats. It notes NTP Lite used a single whole-body SAR of 4 W/kg and completed a two-year exposure phase in 2022, but final…
Acoustic Pressures in the Head From Pulsed Microwaves: Can They Explain "Anomalous" Health Incidents? (Havana syndrome)
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Jan 1, 2025
This article reviews the microwave auditory effect (perceived clicks/buzzing) that can occur when the head is exposed to pulsed microwave energy, such as from radar. It explores whether this phenomenon could plausibly explain reported “anomalous health incidents” (Havana syndrome), noting that experts and formal…
Millimeter-wave high frequency 5G (26 GHz) electromagnetic fields do not modulate human brain electrical activity
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Jan 1, 2025
This randomized, triple-blind crossover study examined whether 26 GHz (5G millimeter-wave) exposure affects human EEG activity. Thirty-one healthy young adults completed real and sham 26.5-minute exposures at 2 V/m, with EEG recorded before, during, and after exposure. The study reports no significant effects of…
Assessment of Electromagnetic Field Exposure from Multiple Sources Simultaneously in the High- Frequency Range Based on Safety Standards
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Jan 1, 2025
This conference paper proposes a method to assess combined EMF exposure from multiple simultaneous high-frequency sources using a normalized exposure ratio based on ICNIRP 2020 guidelines. It emphasizes a current gap in standardized absorbed power density (Sab) measurement above 10 GHz and proposes incident power…
Analysis of Actual Transmitted Power from Hundreds of 5G FR2 Radio Base Stations over One Month in Urban Areas in Japan
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Jan 1, 2025
This exposure/compliance assessment study collected 5- and 30-minute transmitted power data over one month from more than 400 5G FR2 beamforming base stations in urban Japan to evaluate the IEC 62232:2025 “actual maximum approach.” All measured transmitted powers were below configured maxima, with 30-minute averaged…
Model Variability in Assessment of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields
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Jan 1, 2025
This review examines how variability in computational dosimetry models affects assessment of human RF exposure from MHz to terahertz frequencies, focusing on SAR, absorbed power density, and temperature rise. It reports that anatomical scaling and model choices can drive meaningful differences in predicted SAR…
Behaviour and reproduction of Drosophila melanogaster exposed to 3.6 GHz radio-frequency electromagnetic fields
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Jan 1, 2025
This animal study assessed whether 3.6 GHz RF-EMF exposure affects behaviour and reproduction in adult Drosophila melanogaster, using micro-CT-based digital-twin dosimetry and numerical simulations. It reports no significant changes in locomotor activity after 5 days at 5.4–9 V/m and no effect on fecundity over 48…
Time-Dependence Effect of 2.45 GHz RF-EMR Exposure on Male Reproductive Hormones and LHCGR
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Jan 1, 2025
This animal study exposed male Sprague Dawley rats to 2.45 GHz Wi-Fi for varying daily durations over eight weeks and assessed reproductive hormones and LHCGR expression. Serum LH and testosterone did not differ significantly from controls, but LHCGR mRNA increased with longer exposure and LHCGR protein showed…
From adults to offspring: Wi-Fi RF-EMR exposure in adult zebrafish impairs reproduction and transgenerationally effects development and behavior of progeny
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Jan 1, 2025
This animal study examined Wi-Fi RF-EMR exposure in adult zebrafish (4 hours/day for 30 days) and assessed reproductive tissues and offspring outcomes. The abstract reports testicular and ovarian histopathological abnormalities in exposed adults. Offspring from exposed parents, maintained under EMF-free conditions,…
Non-thermal biological effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation: Mechanistic insights into male reproductive vulnerability in the era of ubiquitous exposure
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Jan 1, 2025
This narrative review discusses proposed non-thermal mechanisms by which chronic, low-intensity RF-EMR from ubiquitous wireless sources may affect male reproductive health. It highlights oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired testosterone synthesis/steroidogenesis, and declines in sperm quality as…
Electromagnetic fields and oxidative stress: The link to the development of cancer, neurological diseases, and behavioral disorders
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Jan 1, 2025
This review discusses epidemiological and mechanistic reports linking EMF exposure with oxidative stress and disease risk, and introduces an Electromagnetic Pathogenesis (EMP) conceptual model. The model proposes that non-ionizing EMFs increase mitochondrial electron leakage via electron tunneling, raising free…
Transition Pathways Towards Electromagnetic Sustainability in the Built and Lived Environment
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Jan 1, 2025
This paper discusses electromagnetic (EM) fields as an environmental health and sustainability issue in the built and lived environment, particularly with expanding ICT and energy systems. It reports conducting a literature review and EM field audits in three locations across two cities in Canada and the UK to…
The Influence of Mobile Technologies on the Quality of Sleep
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Jan 1, 2025
This study assessed whether sleeping with versus without a mobile phone (two-week intervals) affects sleep in medical students, using smartwatch-based monitoring. It reports no statistically significant differences in sleep quality or time spent in wakefulness, REM, light, or deep sleep between conditions. The…
Effects of Simultaneous In-Vitro Exposure to 5G-Modulated 3.5 GHz and GSM-Modulated 1.8 GHz Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Neuronal Network Electrical Activity and Cellular Stress in Skin Fibroblast Cells
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Jan 1, 2025
This in-vitro study exposed primary cortical neurons and human immortalized skin fibroblasts to simultaneous 5G-modulated 3.5 GHz and GSM-modulated 1.8 GHz RF-EMF at SARs of 1 or 4 W/kg. It reports no significant changes in neuronal network firing/bursting activity and no alteration of mitochondrial ROS in…
Male Reproductive and Cellular Damage After Prenatal 3.5 GHz Radiation Exposure: One-Year Postnatal Effects
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Jan 1, 2025
This animal study examined whether prenatal exposure to 3.5 GHz radiofrequency radiation (2 hours/day) affects male reproductive outcomes later in life. Male rat offspring assessed at 12 months showed multiple adverse testicular and cellular findings in exposed groups versus sham controls, including impaired…
Synergistic Effects of 2600 MHz Radiofrequency Exposure and Indomethacin on Oxidative Stress and Gastric Mucosal Injury in Rats
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Jan 1, 2025
This rat study tested whether 2600 MHz radiofrequency field exposure interacts with indomethacin to affect gastric tissue. Both exposures alone were reported to increase oxidative stress and reduce antioxidant markers in the stomach. Co-exposure was reported to intensify oxidative stress, apoptosis, and histological…
Effect of Electromagnetic Field on Oral Tissues: A Narrative Review
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Jan 1, 2025
This narrative review explores potential links between EMF exposure, metallic or mixed-metal dental restorations, and reported systemic and neurological symptoms despite normal diagnostic findings. It discusses hypothesized quantum-biological mechanisms (including spin dynamics and radical-pair mechanisms) that could…