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Efficacy of Mobile Phone Short Message Service (SMS) Reminders on Malaria Treatment Adherence and Day 3 Post-Treatment Reviews (SMS-RES-MAL) in Kenya: A Study Protocol.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 NEUTRAL UNKNOWN

This protocol describes a proof-of-concept open-label randomized controlled trial in Western Kenya assessing whether SMS reminders added to standard care improve malaria treatment adherence and day 3 post-treatment review attendance. Caregivers of children under five with uncomplicated malaria…

Lipidomic alteration and stress-defense mechanism of soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans in response to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field exposure.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN MEDIUM

This animal (nematode) study exposed Caenorhabditis elegans to 50 Hz, 3 mT extremely low-frequency EMF and assessed multi-omics responses. The authors report significant lipidomic, proteomic, and transcriptomic alterations, including increased triacylglycerols. Pathway analyses suggest disrupted…

Effect of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Expression of T-bet and GATA-3 Genes and Serum Interferon-γ and Interleukin-4.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN MEDIUM

This rat study examined 50 Hz ELF-EMF exposure (1–2000 μT) for 60 days and measured Th-related gene expression and cytokines in an HSA-stimulated immune model. Splenic T-bet and GATA-3 mRNA expression decreased at 1 and 100 μT. Serum IFN-γ and IL-4 were significantly decreased in the 100 μT group…

Impact of electromagnetic fields on in vitro toxicity of silver and graphene nanoparticles.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN MEDIUM

This in vitro study examined whether RF electromagnetic fields (900, 2400, 7500 MHz) modify the toxicity of silver and graphene nanoparticles in human fibroblast cultures. The authors report EMF-associated changes in cytotoxicity and ROS that depended on nanoparticle type, shape, and…

An Evaluation of Electromagnetic Exposure While Using Ultra-High Frequency Radiofrequency Identification (UHF RFID) Guns.

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This study simulated SAR from handheld UHF RFID readers (“RFID guns”) in adult male and female models across seven close-proximity scenarios involving an operator, scanned person, or bystander. SAR was reported to comply with general public limits at emissions up to 1 W, but higher-power devices…

Electromagnetic field treatment increases purinergic receptor P2X7 expression and activates its downstream Akt/GSK3β/β-catenin axis in mesenchymal stem cells under osteogenic induction.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 REASSURANCE MEDIUM

This study examined how electromagnetic field (EMF) treatment influences osteogenic differentiation mechanisms in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and tested a combined therapy in an ovariectomized rat osteoporosis model. The authors report that EMF exposure increased P2X7 receptor…

The combinatory effect of sinusoidal electromagnetic field and VEGF promotes osteogenesis and angiogenesis of mesenchymal stem cell-laden PCL/HA implants in a rat subcritical cranial defect.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 NEUTRAL MEDIUM

This animal and in vitro study evaluated sinusoidal electromagnetic field (SEMF) exposure combined with VEGF in rat mesenchymal stem cells and in a rat cranial defect model using rBMSC-laden PCL/HA scaffolds. The authors report increased osteogenic and endothelial marker expression with SEMF and…

The effects of the electromagnetic fields on the biochemical components, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant systems of tea L.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 NEUTRAL MEDIUM

This laboratory study examined how electromagnetic field (EMF) treatment affects biochemical and antioxidant-related components in tea samples, including flavonoid markers measured by HPLC. The abstract reports that 30-minute exposures generally increased several flavonoids compared with 60-minute…

Evaluation of the effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic field on the levels of some inflammatory cytokines in post-stroke patients.

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This study evaluated whether adding therapeutic extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) treatment to a rehabilitation program affects inflammatory cytokine activity in post-stroke patients. Following ELF-EMF treatment, IL-1β plasma levels and IL-1β mRNA expression increased, and…

T-Cell Differentiation to T Helper 9 Phenotype is Elevated by Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Via Induction of IL-2 Signaling.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN MEDIUM

This in vitro study examined 60 Hz extremely low-frequency EMF exposure (0.8 mT) on CD4 T cells under Th9-polarizing conditions. The authors report increased Th9-associated responses including IL-9 secretion, transcription factor changes (including early GATA3), and increased STAT5/STAT6…

Emerging medical applications based on non-ionizing electromagnetic fields from 0 Hz to 10 THz.

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This review discusses medical applications of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields spanning 0 Hz to the THz range, focusing mainly on therapeutic uses and mentioning few diagnostic approaches. It reports that current EMF-based methods generally have limited clinical impact and are not expected to…

Evaluation of the Validity of a Nonlinear J-Shaped Dose-Response Relationship in Cancers Induced by Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN UNKNOWN

This review discusses the controversial evidence on mobile phone RF-EMF exposure and brain cancer. The authors argue that exposure magnitude may be a key factor contributing to inconsistent findings. They discuss evidence supporting a nonlinear J-shaped dose-response relationship for…

The specific absorption rate in different brain regions of rats exposed to electromagnetic plane waves.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 NEUTRAL MEDIUM

This study develops a numerical voxel rat model with 10 segmented brain regions to evaluate region-specific dosimetry under plane-wave EMF exposure. It reports that brain-region averaged SAR varies with frequency, incidence direction, and E-polarization direction. The authors also report…

[Electromagnetic field in the environment - estimation methods and monitoring].

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 NEUTRAL MEDIUM

This paper discusses the legal context for environmental EMF measurements and describes methods for estimating EMF intensity from multiple sources, particularly cellular base stations. It presents an engineering concept for mobile EMF monitoring and reports verification testing of the measurement…

Electromagnetic Energy Absorption in a Head Approaching a Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) Reader Operating at 13.56 MHz in Users of Hearing Implants Versus Non-Users.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN MEDIUM

This modeling study estimated SAR in a head approaching a 13.56 MHz RFID HF reader, comparing hearing-implant users with non-users. The abstract reports that BAHA implants can increase localized SAR (10 g) versus non-users, up to 2.1× in a worst-case scenario, and that this increase is…

Low-frequency electromagnetic fields as an alternative to sanitize water of drinking systems in poultry production?

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 NEUTRAL MEDIUM

This study tested pulsed low-frequency electromagnetic fields (up to 10,000 Hz; max 21 mT) as a potential alternative sanitation approach for poultry drinking water systems. LF-EMF exposure was linked to variable changes in culturable bacterial counts, with direction depending on system type and…

APPLICATION OF TIME-AVERAGED AND INTEGRAL-BASED MEASURE FOR MEASUREMENT RESULTS VARIABILITY REDUCTION IN GSM/DCS/UMTS SYSTEMS.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 REASSURANCE MEDIUM

This exposure-assessment study evaluated temporal variability of RF-EMF levels from GSM/DCS/UMTS networks using continuous personal exposimeter logging. It proposes an integral-based measure (accumulated energy density from instantaneous power density) alongside 24 h time-averaging to reduce…

Exposure to mobile phone radiations at 2350 MHz incites cyto- and genotoxic effects in root meristems of .

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN MEDIUM

This experimental study exposed onion root meristems to continuous 2350 MHz radiofrequency EMF for 1, 2, or 4 hours and assessed cytotoxicity and genotoxicity. It reports increased mitotic index at 4 hours and increased chromosomal aberrations at exposures of 2 hours or longer, with some comet…

[The reaction of the circulatory system to stress and electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones - 24-h monitoring of ECG and blood pressure].

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN MEDIUM

In a worker sample undergoing 24-hour ECG and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, higher self-reported daily mobile phone use (>60 minutes) was associated with higher systolic blood pressure in office measurement and at night. Higher occupational stress was associated with higher systolic and…

Residential exposure to ultra high frequency electromagnetic fields emitted by Global System for Mobile (GSM) antennas and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis incidence: A geo-epidemiological population-based study.

RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2019 CONCERN MEDIUM

This geo-epidemiological population-based study in Limousin (France) assessed modeled residential UHF-EMF exposure from GSM antennas and ALS incidence from 2000–2012. The authors report a statistically significant exposure–response trend and higher ALS risk in the highest exposure category versus…

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