[The activity of prooxidant-antioxidant system in loach embryos under the action of microwave radiation].
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Jan 1, 2014
This animal study examined oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses in loach embryos exposed to GSM 900 MHz microwave radiation (SAR 1.1 W/kg) for 1–20 minutes during early embryogenesis. The authors report significant changes in lipid peroxidation products and altered antioxidant enzyme activities. They conclude…
[Effect of low-intensity 900 MHz frequency electromagnetic radiation on rat liver and blood serum enzyme activities].
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Jan 1, 2014
This animal study compared rat liver and blood serum enzyme activities after a total two-hour exposure to low-intensity 900 MHz electromagnetic fields delivered as either a single or fractional schedule. The authors report that creatine kinase (liver and serum) and serum alkaline phosphatase were the most sensitive…
[State of the reproductive systemin in male rats of 1st generation obtained from irradiated parents and exposed to electromagnetic radiation (897 MHz) during embryogenesis and postnatal development].
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Jan 1, 2014
This animal study examined prolonged 897 MHz electromagnetic radiation exposure (8 h/day) in first-generation male rats from irradiated parents, with exposure during embryogenesis and postnatal development. The abstract reports fewer births and a sex ratio shift toward more males. It also reports accelerated male…
[Dynamics of biomacromolecules in coherent electromagnetic radiation field].
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Jan 1, 2014
The abstract describes a mechanism by which coherent electromagnetic fields may induce oscillations and periodic shifts in biomacromolecules without requiring radiation absorption. This effect is attributed to modulation of interaction potentials among atoms/groups involved in non-valence bonds. The authors state…
Non-linear adaptive phenomena which decrease the risk of infection after pre-exposure to radiofrequency radiation.
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Jan 1, 2014
This animal study examined whether pre-exposure to radiofrequency radiation (from a GSM mobile phone) alters survival after subsequent Escherichia coli infection. The abstract reports higher survival in the group receiving both RF pre-exposure and bacterial challenge than in the group receiving only the bacterial…
Passive tracking of linac clinical flow using radiofrequency identification technology.
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Jan 1, 2014
This study reports implementation of a passive RFID system to passively track patient flow in a radiation therapy clinic using readers/antennae in linac vault areas. Across 4302 treatment fractions from 144 patients, the system achieved about 70% read reliability and enabled comparison of median in-vault treatment…
Effects of ultraviolet irradiation, pulsed electric field, hot water and ethanol vapours treatment on functional properties of mung bean sprouts.
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Jan 1, 2014
This study examined how pulsed electric field, hot water dip, ethanol vapours, and UV irradiation affected antioxidant-related properties of mung bean sprouts during storage at room and low temperatures. Ethanol vapour-treated sprouts had the highest ascorbic acid, total phenols, and antioxidant activity. Polyphenol…
Use of portable exposure meters for comparing mobile phone base station radiation in different types of areas in the cities of Basel and Amsterdam.
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Jan 1, 2014
This exposure assessment study used portable exposure meters to characterize variability and repeatability of mobile phone base station RF-EMF measurements in urban areas of Basel and Amsterdam. Reported exposure levels varied by area type and city, with downtown/business areas showing higher ranges than residential…
Interference between active implanted medical devices and electromagnetic field emitting devices is rare but real: results of an incidence study in a population of physicians in France.
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Jan 1, 2014
This cross-sectional incidence survey used a postal questionnaire to assess physician-observed interference incidents between EMF-emitting devices and active implanted medical devices (AIMDs) in France. Among 1,188 participating physicians, 16% reported AIMD failures, typically of moderate severity but sometimes…
Cell hydration as a biomarker for estimation of biological effects of nonionizing radiation on cells and organisms.
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Jan 1, 2014
This comparative study examined how distilled water pretreated by different nonionizing radiation modalities (mechanical vibration/infrasound, static magnetic field, ELF EMF, and microwave) affected hydration of barley seeds in dormant versus germination periods. The authors report greater sensitivity of hydration to…
Electromagnetic Radiofrequency Radiation Emitted from GSM Mobile Phones Decreases the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors.
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Jan 1, 2014
This study tested whether radiofrequency emissions from a ringing GSM mobile phone affect home blood glucose monitor readings. Among 45 female nondiabetic students, the group measured in the presence vs absence of a ringing phone showed larger changes between two readings than a repeat-measurement control group…
[Electromagnetic radiation of non-thermal intensity and short exposition as a sub-threshold irritant for the central nervous system].
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Jan 1, 2013
This article presents a generalization and analysis of the author's long-term materials on brain responses to low-intensity electromagnetic radiation (~500 microW/cm2, continuous or pulsed) after short exposure (~30 minutes). It describes experimental results at the level of single neurons, brain formations, and the…
Enhancement of LIBS emission using antenna-coupled microwave.
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Jan 1, 2013
This engineering study describes using antenna-coupled microwave radiation to enhance laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) emission from a Gd2O3 sample at reduced pressure. The authors report substantially increased plasma emission intensity, higher-temperature plasma, and longer emission lifetime when…
Increased Radioresistance to Lethal Doses of Gamma Rays in Mice and Rats after Exposure to Microwave Radiation Emitted by a GSM Mobile Phone Simulator.
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Jan 1, 2013
This animal study tested whether pre-exposure to microwave radiation from a GSM mobile phone simulator could induce a radioadaptive response to a subsequent lethal whole-body gamma dose. In mice, pre-exposure to microwave radiation, low dose rate gamma radiation, or both was associated with significantly different…
Raman spectral analysis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2 after microwave radiation.
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Jan 1, 2013
This in vitro study used Raman spectroscopy to assess microwave radiation effects on the CNE2 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line across exposure times from 2 to 25 minutes. The authors report detectable spectral changes (including C-H deformation and amide I) and significant PCA differences after 10 minutes of…
Non-thermal continuous and modulated electromagnetic radiation fields effects on sleep EEG of rats.
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Jan 1, 2013
This animal study examined whether chronic low-level non-thermal 900 MHz electromagnetic radiation alters rat sleep EEG. Rats were exposed for 1 month (1 h/day) to either unmodulated 900 MHz or 900 MHz modulated at 8 and 16 Hz. The abstract reports that REM sleep measures were more affected than slow wave sleep,…
Microwave radiation induced oxidative stress, cognitive impairment and inflammation in brain of Fischer rats.
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Jan 1, 2012
This animal study exposed male Fischer-344 rats to 900 MHz or 1800 MHz microwave radiation for 30 days (2 h/day) and compared outcomes to sham exposure. The authors report significant cognitive impairment along with increased oxidative stress in brain tissue in exposed rats. They also report increased inflammatory…
Effects of radiofrequency radiation on human ferritin: an in vitro enzymun assay.
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Jan 1, 2012
This in vitro study tested whether 900 MHz GSM mobile phone radiation affects ferritin measurements in human serum wells. Exposed wells (30 minutes, speech-mode phone) showed a statistically significant decrease in ferritin compared with unexposed controls. The authors propose RF exposure may influence…
Effects of radiofrequency radiation exposure on blood-brain barrier permeability in male and female rats
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Jan 1, 2011
This rat study tested whether acute exposure to 0.9 and 1.8 GHz continuous-wave radiofrequency radiation alters blood-brain barrier permeability. Using Evans-blue/albumin as a tracer, the authors report no BBB leakage in exposed female rats but a significant increase in albumin in exposed male rat brains versus sham.…
Correction of microcirculatory disturbances with terahertz electromagnetic radiation at nitric oxide frequencies in albino rats under conditions of acute stress.
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Jan 1, 2011
This animal study reports that terahertz electromagnetic irradiation at nitric oxide (NO)-related frequencies (150.176150.664 GHz) corrected peripheral microcirculatory disturbances in albino rats experiencing acute immobilization stress. The abstract frames the effect as a correction of stress-related peripheral…
Effect of electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation on the rats' brain, liver and kidney cells measured by comet assay.
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Jan 1, 2011
This animal study assessed DNA damage in rat brain, liver, and kidney cells after repeated whole-body exposure to 915 MHz GSM-modulated RF radiation (SAR 0.6 W/kg) using the comet assay. Tail length was slightly increased in brain cells and differed more notably in liver and kidney samples versus sham controls, while…
[Psychophysiological indicators for children using mobile phones. Communication 1. Current state of the problem].
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Jan 1, 2011
This article reviews epidemiological and experimental evidence on electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones in humans and animals. It focuses in detail on potential effects on children. The abstract reports that children are more sensitive to this type of exposure than adults.
A rapid and facile synthesis of nanofibrillar polyaniline using microwave radiation.
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Jan 1, 2010
This engineering study describes a microwave-assisted method to synthesize polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers. Reported yields under microwave irradiation were similar to conventional synthesis but achieved in minutes rather than hours. Structural and morphological characterization (FTIR, Raman, SEM, TEM) reportedly…
Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite bioceramic using microwave radiation: Synthesis and characterization.
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Jan 1, 2010
This engineering/materials study synthesized nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite bioceramic powder using microwave radiation and then characterized the resulting material. The authors report highly crystalline HAp nanopowder with nanoscale size, mixed morphology, and elemental composition consistent with the HAp phase.…
Electromagnetic fields and DNA damage
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Jan 1, 2009
This review discusses the comet assay and summarizes research on non-ionizing EMF exposure and DNA/chromosomal damage. It describes both positive and negative findings across studies, noting no consistent overall pattern for radiofrequency radiation (RFR). The authors nonetheless conclude that under certain exposure…