Chronic Drug-Resistant Cystitis Treated with a Sequence of Modulated Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields: A Randomized Study of 148 Cases.
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This randomized placebo-controlled study evaluated sequenced, modulated extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields for drug-resistant chronic bacterial cystitis in 148 women. The treated group showed significant between-group differences at 4 weeks in multiple laboratory parameters, with…
Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) induced alterations in gene expression and cytokine secretion in clear cell renal carcinoma cells.
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This in vitro study exposed three ccRCC cell lines and a healthy kidney cell line (HEK293) to 50 Hz ELF-EMF at 4.5 mT for 30 minutes daily over 5 days. The authors report exposure-associated changes in expression of several genes (names not fully visible in the abstract), with differences between…
Electromagnetic Field Stimulation Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease.
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This review discusses repeated electromagnetic field stimulation (REMFS) as a potential non-invasive therapy for Alzheimer's disease. The abstract describes reported benefits in AD mice, including reduced beta-amyloid, prevention of neuronal death, halted disease progression, and improved memory…
Integrated influence of sulfide modification on the reactivity of nanoscale zero-valent iron towards decabromodiphenyl ether under an electromagnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This laboratory/engineering study examined how sulfide modification of nanoscale zero-valent iron interacts with an electromagnetic field to degrade decabromodiphenyl ether. The combined sulfidation+EMF condition reportedly increased the specific reaction rate constant by 7–10× versus nZVI alone.…
Effect of rmEGF combined with ELF-EMF on promoting wound healing in rats.
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This randomized animal study evaluated whether recombinant murine EGF combined with ELF-EMF improves wound healing in rats. The combined ELF-EMF+rmEGF group showed better wound healing rates and more favorable histological features than comparison groups at multiple time points. All groups had…
Heating of metallic orthodontic devices during anti-aging treatment with vacuum and electromagnetic fields: In vitro study.
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Jan 1, 2024 REASSURANCE
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This in vitro study evaluated heating of metallic orthodontic brackets/wires during an anti-aging treatment combining vacuum and electromagnetic fields (V-EMF). Using 20 resin-mouth setups covered with porcine muscle tissue, both beta-titanium and nickel-titanium wire groups showed about a 1.1°C…
Transcriptomic Analysis of Gene Expression and Effect of Electromagnetic Field in Brain Tissue after Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This pilot animal study used a Yucatan miniswine model of traumatic brain injury with and without EMF stimulation to examine differential gene expression in injured versus non-injured cortex tissue. The authors report multiple differentially expressed genes linked to immune infiltration,…
Comparison of pulsed and continuous electromagnetic field generated by WPT system on human dermal and neural cells.
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Jan 1, 2024 REASSURANCE
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This in vitro study tested electromagnetic fields generated by a prototype wireless power transfer (wireless charging) system on four human dermal and neural cell lines. Across pulsed and continuous exposure conditions, the authors report no negative effects on morphology/cytoskeleton,…
Modulation of Inflammatory Response by Electromagnetic Field Stimulation in Traumatic Brain Injury in Yucatan Swine.
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This pilot animal study evaluated helmet-delivered EMF stimulation after controlled cortical impact traumatic brain injury in Yucatan miniswine. Three weeks after injury, EMF-treated animals reportedly showed preserved neuronal tissue morphology and reduced inflammatory markers across several…
Exposure to the extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field induces changes in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression in the endometrium.
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Jan 1, 2024 CONCERN
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This in vitro study exposed porcine endometrial slices from days 15–16 of pregnancy to a 50 Hz extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field for 2 hours. The authors report changes in several epigenetic-related markers, including DNA methylation machinery, histone-related measures (HDAC activity),…
Induction of apoptosis in B16-BL6 melanoma cells following exposure to electromagnetic fields modeled after intercellular calcium waves.
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This in vitro study exposed B16-BL6 melanoma cells to a time-varying EMF modeled after intercellular calcium-wave firing patterns. The abstract reports a 50.3% reduction in viable cells after a single 40-minute exposure and microscopy findings consistent with apoptosis and nuclear fragmentation…
Higher ultraviolet light exposure is associated with lower mortality: An analysis of data from the UK biobank cohort study
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Jan 1, 2024 NEUTRAL
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This cohort analysis examined associations between two ultraviolet (UV) exposure measures (solarium use and residential shortwave radiation) and mortality in older UK Biobank participants. Both UV exposure measures were reported to be inversely associated with all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer…
Spinning magnetic field patterns that cause oncolysis by oxidative stress in glioma cells
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Nov 7, 2023 NEUTRAL
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This in vitro study characterized spinning oscillating magnetic field (sOMF) stimulation patterns that the authors report can induce cytotoxicity in two types of human glioma cells. The reported effect was linked to a critical rise in superoxide, and was reversed by the antioxidant Trolox,…
Effects of prenatal mobile phone radiation exposure on MMP9 expression: Implications for inflammation, oxidative stress, and sensory-motor impairment after neonatal hypoxia- ischemia in rats
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Oct 13, 2023 CONCERN
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This animal study examined whether prenatal mobile phone RF exposure affects brain injury markers and outcomes after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in rats. The HI/Exposure group showed higher MMP-9 expression along with increased inflammatory and oxidative stress markers, larger infarct volume and…
Variations of the spontaneous electrical activities of the neuronal networks imposed by the exposure of electromagnetic radiations using computational map-based modeling.
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Jan 1, 2023 CONCERN
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This computational neuroscience study models a ring of three coupled Rulkov neurons to examine how electromagnetic induction may change spontaneous neuronal network activity. The abstract reports that magnetic field effects depend on the network’s initial dynamical regime and synaptic strength,…
Effect of soil pH on thermally enhanced desorption of m-xylene by zero-valent iron particles under an electromagnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2023 NEUTRAL
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This laboratory/engineering study evaluated thermally enhanced desorption of m-xylene from soil using heat generated by zero-valent iron (ZVI) under low-frequency electromagnetic fields. The abstract reports rapid heating (to ~60°C in 20 minutes) and substantially lower residual m-xylene after 60…
Osteogenic effect of electromagnetic fields on stem cells derived from rat bone marrow cultured in osteogenic medium versus conditioned medium in vitro.
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Jan 1, 2023 NEUTRAL
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This in vitro study tested whether ELF-EMF exposure (50 Hz, 1 mT; 30 min/day) influences osteogenic differentiation markers in rat bone-marrow-derived stem cells cultured in osteogenic medium or in human adipose-stem cell-conditioned medium. The OM + EMF condition showed higher ALP activity and…
CaATPase enzyme activities and lipid and protein oxidations of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) stored at 4 °C for 30 min under electromagnetic fields.
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Jan 1, 2023 NEUTRAL
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This study evaluated 12 mT electromagnetic fields (100–400 Hz) applied during 30 minutes of cold storage (4 °C) of grass carp. EMF exposure was associated with increased CaATPase activity and frequency-dependent changes in protein and lipid oxidation. NMR results suggested altered water–protein…
Dariusz Leszczynski responds to comments of Maël Dieudonné on Leszczynski's review of the scientific evidence on the individual sensitivity to electromagnetic fields (EHS).
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Jan 1, 2023 CONCERN
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This publication is a response to critiques of Leszczynski's earlier review on electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS). The author argues that the existing EHS research base is scientifically and statistically inadequate and that it cannot justify claims that EHS is a settled issue. The author also…
Effects of 2.4 GHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) on glioblastoma cells (U -118 MG).
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Jan 1, 2023 CONCERN
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This in vitro study exposed glioblastoma (U-118 MG) and human embryonic kidney (Hek-293) cells to 2.4 GHz RF-EMF for 24–72 hours, with or without a dielectric screen. The authors report a significant decrease in cell viability after exposure in both cell lines. The decrease was described as…