Paternal exposure to 5G RFR (4.9 GHz) induced anxiety-like behaviors and impaired sperm quality in first-generation male offspring mice, potentially mediated by hypermethylation and downregulation of the LRGUK gene. No significant effects were observed on dep…
The review of 52 animal studies found high certainty evidence that RF-EMF exposure causes malignant heart schwannomas and brain gliomas in male rats. Moderate certainty evidence was found for lymphoma, adrenal pheochromocytomas, liver hepatoblastomas, and lun…
High certainty that RF-EMF exposure in males causes a significant reduction in pregnancy rate when exposed males are mated. Additional findings with low-to-moderate certainty include reduced sperm count, reduced sperm vitality, and increased sperm DNA damage.
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This systematic review included 52 experimental animal studies (including 20 chronic bioassays) and used narrative synthesis due to heterogeneity. It reports high certainty of evidence for increased risk of malignant heart schwannomas and glial cell-derived b…
This systematic review included 12 studies and reports that most included in vivo human studies and in vitro animal studies found a significant impact of non-ionizing radiation exposure on sperm count, mobility, and vitality. Mobility and vitality were descri…
This systematic review of human observational studies with dose-response meta-analysis reports evidence of an association between radiofrequency EMF exposure and adverse male fertility parameters, including decreased sperm quality, motility, and viability. Th…
This systematic review and meta-analysis reports significantly elevated risks for three types of brain tumors when analyses focused on tumors occurring on the same side of the head where the phone was used. It also reports that heavy and long-term cell phone …
This systematic review and meta-analysis summarizes studies on electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure and insect outcomes, focusing particularly on power lines and cellular networks. The abstract states that non-thermal EMF effects on insects are clearly demons…
This systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis (6 studies; N=3,187) reported that EMF exposure was associated with a higher risk of miscarriage (RR=1.699; 95% CI: 1.121–2.363) with substantial heterogeneity (I2=84.55%). The authors conclude that preg…
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 studies reports that fetal and childhood abnormalities were more common among parents exposed to EMFs compared with non-exposed groups (reported pooled SMD 0.25, with high heterogeneity). It also reports increase…
Analysis of 131 peer-reviewed studies showed that 95% confirmed statistically significant oxidative effects induced by non-thermal RF EMFs, mostly pulsed/modulated by ELF, in various biological systems. Similarly, 92% of 39 studies on purely ELF EMFs revealed…
This systematic review/meta-analysis included 33 eligible studies (30 in meta-analysis) and reported a pooled odds ratio of 1.30 (95% CI 1.21–1.39) for headache associated with mobile phone use, with significant heterogeneity. Subgroup analyses reported eleva…
This systematic review included 38 studies and the global meta-analysis (21 studies) reported an association between ELF magnetic fields and childhood leukemia (pooled OR=1.26; 95% CI 1.06–1.49), mainly driven by studies conducted before 2000. Meta-analyses b…
This umbrella review of meta-analyses reports that long-term exposure to extremely low-frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields was found associated as a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and childhood leukemia in included meta-analyses. It also rep…
This systematic review/meta-analysis (30 studies; 186,223 participants) reported higher odds of childhood leukemia at ELF magnetic field exposure thresholds of 0.2 µT (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.06–1.49) and 0.4 µT (OR 1.72, 95% CI 1.25–2.35), while the 0.3 µT estimat…
This PRISMA-conducted systematic review and updated meta-analysis of 18 studies (4280 samples) reports that mobile phone exposure is associated with reduced sperm motility, viability, and concentration. The abstract states that the decrease in sperm quality a…
This systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies reports that electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure was positively associated with dementia overall (reported OR=1.27, 95% CI: 1.13–1.43) with low-quality evidence and substantial heterogeneity (…
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 eligible studies (total 57,693 participants) reported a pooled odds ratio of 1.27 (95% CI: 1.10–1.46) for abortion associated with EMF exposure. The authors conclude that exposure to EMFs above 50 Hz or 16 mG is …
The NTP study found clear evidence of increased malignant heart schwannomas and some evidence of increased brain gliomas in male rats exposed to GSM- and CDMA-modulated cell phone RFR at whole-body SAR levels of 1.5, 3, and 6 W/kg. The lowest dose (1.5 W/kg) …
The review of over 100 peer-reviewed studies found that 93% confirmed low-intensity radiofrequency radiation induces oxidative effects in living cells, including activation of ROS pathways, DNA oxidative damage, and changes in antioxidant enzymes. Oxidative s…
