Non‑Thermal RF Biological Effects Are Documented—Thermal‑Only Safety Limits Are Not a Complete Health Standard
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Effect Synthesis
Mar 1, 2026
Synthesis of 11 curated studies finds consistent evidence for non-thermal RF biological effects (oxidative stress, fertility impacts, and animal cancer signals) plus higher pediatric absorption—showing thermal-only RF…
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses for the WHO assessment of health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, an introduction
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2025
This editorial introduces a special issue supporting the WHO assessment of health effects from RF-EMF exposure, based on nine protocols and twelve systematic reviews developed over four years by more than 80 experts. It summarizes that human evidence for major cancers was moderate-certainty for no or only small…
Effects of electromagnetic field emitted by a 90 kHz WPT system on the cognitive functions and neuronal excitation of mice.
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2025
This animal study examined whether EMF from a 90 kHz magnetic-coupling resonant wireless power transfer (WPT) system affects mouse cognition and hippocampal neuronal excitability. Mice were exposed for 2, 4, or 8 weeks and assessed with a Novel Object Recognition test and dentate gyrus patch-clamp recordings. The…
Prospective cohort study on non-specific symptoms, cognitive, behavioral, sleep and mental health in relation to electronic media use and transportation noise among adolescents (HERMES): study protocol
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2024
This protocol describes the third wave of the HERMES prospective adolescent cohort in Switzerland, with follow-up every four months and at one year. The study will assess electronic media use, modeled RF-EMF and transportation noise exposures, and a range of outcomes including cognition, behavior, sleep, mental…
The effect of long-term radiofrequency exposure on cognition in human observational studies: A protocol for a systematic review.
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2022
This paper presents a protocol for a systematic review of human observational studies assessing long-term radiofrequency (100 kHz to 300 GHz) EMF exposure and cognitive outcomes. It plans to include cohort and case-control studies with at least 6 months follow-up and validated cognitive measures, and to evaluate…
The effect of exposure to low frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) as an integral part of the housing system on anxiety-related behaviour, cognition and welfare in two strains of laboratory mouse.
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2018
This animal study tested whether continuous low-frequency EMF exposure from a cage-integrated EMF plate affected anxiety-related behaviour, cognition, or welfare over six weeks in two mouse strains. Across all measured outcomes, the authors report no significant differences between EMF on versus off conditions.…
Microwave radiation leading to shrinkage of dendritic spines in hippocampal neurons mediated by SNK-SPAR pathway.
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2018
This animal study exposed Wistar rats to microwave radiation (30 mW/cm for 6 minutes, three times per week for six weeks) and assessed cognition, hippocampal dendritic spines, ultrastructure, and SNK-SPAR pathway molecules. The authors report impaired spatial learning and memory, dendritic spine loss/shrinkage, and…
Spatial learning, monoamines and oxidative stress in rats exposed to 900 MHz electromagnetic field in combination with iron overload.
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RF Safe Research Library
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…
Study on effective improvement of mobile phone sound quality in a noise environment for the hearing-impaired.
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2013
This study evaluated whether the NAL-NL1 hearing-aid fitting formula is appropriate for hearing-impaired mobile communication, comparing it with a modified fitting formula. Speech materials were low-pass filtered at 8 kHz and presented through a mobile phone for word-recognition testing in quiet and noisy conditions.…
Long-term digital mobile phone use and cognitive decline in the elderly.
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RF Safe Research Library
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…
Interoperation of an UHF RFID reader and a TCP/IP device via wired and wireless links.
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2011
This engineering paper describes a system implementation for interoperation between a 915 MHz UHF RFID reader and a TCP/IP gateway device. The architecture uses wired communication between the TCP/IP device and RFID reader, and wireless ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) links to an end-device/coordinator. Web-based tests are…