The Frequency of a Magnetic Field Determines the Behavior of Tumor and Non-Tumor Nerve Cell Models
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Jan 1, 2025 CONCERN
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This in vitro study exposed glioblastoma (CT2A), neuroblastoma (N2A), and non-tumor astrocyte (C8D1A) cell models to a 100 μT magnetic field across 20–100 Hz for 24–72 hours. The abstract reports decreased viability and proliferation in the tumor cell models within a frequency window centered at…
Extremely low frequency magnetic field distracts zebrafish from a visual cognitive task
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Jan 1, 2025 CONCERN
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This animal study trained adult zebrafish to perform a conditioned avoidance response to a visual cue. The visual cue was presented alone or together with an extremely low frequency sinusoidally changing magnetic field (0.3 Hz) at 0.015 mT or 0.06 mT. The abstract reports that the 0.06 mT magnetic…
Effects of moderate static magnetic fields on voltage-gated potassium ion channels in sympathetic neuron-like PC12 cells
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Jan 1, 2025 CONCERN
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This in vitro study examined effects of moderate static magnetic field exposure on sympathetic neuron-like PC12 cells. The authors report a significant reduction in voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel current density after 18 hours of exposure, with the reduction persisting after the field was…
Enhancement Effect of Static Magnetic Field on Bactericidal Activity
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Jan 1, 2025 NEUTRAL
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This in vitro study reports that a static magnetic field (SMF) combined with paramagnetic calcium-polypyrrole nanoparticles (Ca-PPy) markedly increases bactericidal activity against E. coli and S. aureus. The authors attribute the enhanced killing to increased reactive oxygen species generation…
Magneto-oncology: a radical pair primer
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Jan 1, 2025 NEUTRAL
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This mini-review discusses the radical pair mechanism as a plausible biophysical route by which external magnetic fields could influence biochemical processes in living systems. It is intended as a primer for magneto-oncology researchers to assess whether observed magnetic-field-related biomedical…
Sensation of electric fields in the Drosophila melanogaster larva
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Jan 1, 2025 CONCERN
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This animal study reports that Drosophila melanogaster larvae can sense electric fields and exhibit robust electrotaxis toward the cathode in controlled environments. The authors identify head-tip sensory neurons required for this behavior and report calcium-imaging evidence that Gr66a-positive…
The impact of smartphone use on working memory in college students: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.
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Jan 1, 2025 CONCERN
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This study compared 42 college students grouped by high versus low screen time during a 2-back working memory task while measuring brain activity with fNIRS. The low screen time group performed better on working memory accuracy/hit rate, while reaction time and false alarms did not differ.…
An experimental study on the effect of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on honey bees.
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Jan 1, 2025 NEUTRAL
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This experimental study investigated whether non-ionizing EMF exposure affects honey bees and honey yield. Colonies were randomized into five experimental/control groups, with experimental hives exposed to 2.4 GHz (Wi‑Fi band) and 50 Hz (high-voltage line) fields and controls placed far from EMR…
Effects of electromagnetic field emitted by a 90 kHz WPT system on the cognitive functions and neuronal excitation of mice.
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Jan 1, 2025 NEUTRAL
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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…
Dose Estimation for Indoor Radon, Occupational Radiation, and Electromagnetic Field Exposure in a Nuclear Medicine Department in Turkiye.
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Jan 1, 2025 REASSURANCE
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This 1-year monitoring study assessed occupational ionizing radiation dose, indoor radon, and EMF-related electric field levels in a nuclear medicine department in Turkiye. Radiation worker doses were tracked with electronic personnel dosimeters, radon was measured at 2-month intervals to estimate…
Assessing cell viability and genotoxicity in Trigonella foenum-graecum L. exposed to 2100 MHz and 2300 MHz electromagnetic field radiations.
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Jan 1, 2025 CONCERN
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This experimental study assessed cytotoxic and genotoxic endpoints in Trigonella foenum-graecum L. exposed to 2100 MHz and 2300 MHz EMF-r for 0.5–8 h/day. The authors report reduced root/shoot growth at longer daily exposures, increased chromosomal aberrations compared with controls, and reduced…
Acute exposure to 27.12 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field disrupts blood-brain barrier integrity via eNOS activation and occludin down-regulation.
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Jan 1, 2025 CONCERN
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This animal study examined 27.12 MHz RF-EMF exposure for 30, 180, or 360 minutes in female Wistar rats and assessed markers related to blood-brain barrier integrity. The authors report increased eNOS expression after 30 minutes without oxidative stress or inflammation, alongside decreased occludin…
Ambient RF-EMF exposure in surgical operating rooms from telecommunication antennas and Wi-Fi sources.
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Jan 1, 2025 REASSURANCE
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This exposure assessment characterized ambient RF-EMF levels during surgical operations in 15 operating rooms in two hospitals in Albacete, Spain. Using an exposimeter recording every 5 seconds, 67 procedures (120 h 45 min) were monitored. The highest recorded mean value was on the 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi…
Enhanced Antiproliferative Activity of Docetaxel by Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells.
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Jan 1, 2025 NEUTRAL
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This in vitro study tested whether extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (50 Hz, 20 mT) enhance docetaxel effects in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The authors report that combining ELF-EMF with docetaxel produced a similar reduction in cell viability at a lower docetaxel concentration than…
Conceptualization and Realization of a Vibrating Intrinsic Reverberation Chamber for Plant Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.
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Jan 1, 2025 REASSURANCE
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This paper describes the design and validation of a vibrating intrinsic reverberation chamber (VIRC) placed inside a walk-in plant growth chamber to enable controlled RF-EMF exposure studies with real-time electric-field monitoring. The authors report that the field in the VIRC is stable and…
RF-EMF exposure in the transition to 5G: A multi-dimensional measurement campaign in the Peloponnese Region of Greece.
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Jan 1, 2025 REASSURANCE
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This paper reports a year-long, frequency-selective RF-EMF measurement campaign (July 2023–June 2024) in the Peloponnese Region of Greece during the transition to 5G. The authors report that all measured electric field values were well below Greek safety limits, with the maximum ground-level value…
Alleviation of Inflammatory Conditions Caused by Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure by .
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Jan 1, 2025 CONCERN
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This in vitro study exposed RAW 264.7 cells to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) and evaluated inflammatory signaling and related endpoints. The authors report that ELF-EMF increased nitric oxide and pro-inflammatory cytokines and was associated with increased NF-κB…
Effect of ELF-EMF on cognitive functions, analgesia, and oxidative stress in rats with PTZ-induced epilepsy.
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Jan 1, 2025 NEUTRAL
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This animal study tested repeated 50 Hz, 5 mT ELF-EMF exposure in rats with and without PTZ-induced epilepsy. The authors report changes in learning/short-term memory in the EMF+PTZ group versus PTZ alone and increased analgesia latency in EMF-exposed groups. PTZ increased oxidative stress (TOS)…
Comparing the Activity of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Frozen Under Electromagnetic Field Freezing and Standard Slow-Freezing.
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Jan 1, 2025 NEUTRAL
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This study compares PBMC cryopreservation using an electromagnetic field (EMF) freezer versus standard slow-freezing (SLF). It reports equivalent viable cell number, viability, and cell activity between methods. EMF freezing required substantially less time (0.25 h vs 3 h), which may improve…
Comprehensive Measurement-Based Assessment of Downlink RF-EMF Exposure in Urban Environments: Multi-Method Analysis and Intercomparison.
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Jan 1, 2025 NEUTRAL
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This study reports a measurement-based assessment of outdoor downlink RF-EMF exposure in a French city using drive testing, spot measurements, and a streetlamp-mounted sensor network. The authors report good agreement across methods and correlations between smoothed drive-test data, spot…