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Symptom attribution and risk perception in individuals with idiopathic environmental intolerance to electromagnetic fields and in the general population.

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This cross-sectional study compared EMF-related health perceptions and symptom attribution among self-identified EMF-sensitive individuals from an internet panel, non-sensitive individuals, and an NGO-recruited IEI-EMF group. The internet-panel sensitive group reported more non-specific symptoms, higher perceived EMF…

EMOST: elimination of chronic constipation and diarrhea by low-frequency and intensity electromagnetic fields.

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This paper reports routine EMOST (Electro-Magnetic-Own-Signal-Treatment) use with low-frequency, low-intensity electromagnetic fields in two children with chronic constipation and persistent diarrhea. The authors state these conditions were eliminated following treatment. The abstract briefly discusses possible…

Assessing of plasma protein denaturation induced by exposure to cadmium, electromagnetic fields and their combined actions on rat.

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This animal study examined whether cadmium, EMF exposure, or their combination affects oxidative damage and protein structure in rat plasma. The authors report increased oxidative protein damage markers and changes in protein-related measures after cadmium and/or EMF exposure. Effects were described as more…

Investigating short-term exposure to electromagnetic fields on reproductive capacity of invertebrates in the field situation.

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This field experiment examined short-term (48-hour) exposure to RF EMF from a GSM 900 MHz mobile phone base station on reproductive endpoints in four invertebrate species. The study reports no significant effects of exposure metrics on fecundity or number of offspring, and notes that distance was not a suitable proxy…

Effect of Bluetooth headset and mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the human auditory nerve.

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This randomized trial assessed short-term effects of electromagnetic fields from a mobile phone versus a Bluetooth headset on cochlear nerve activity during vestibular neurectomy in 12 patients. Bluetooth headset exposure showed no significant change in CNAP amplitude or latency. Direct mobile phone exposure was…

Whole brain EEG synchronization likelihood modulated by long term evolution electromagnetic fields exposure.

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This conference paper examined whether LTE radiofrequency EMF exposure affects whole-brain EEG functional connectivity. Ten participants completed a crossover, double-blind real versus sham exposure protocol with 30 minutes of exposure per session while 32-channel EEG was recorded. Using synchronization likelihood,…

General practitioners' knowledge and concern about electromagnetic fields.

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This cross-sectional survey sampled general practitioners in Germany to assess EMF knowledge and its relationship to concern about EMF health risks. Four latent knowledge groups were identified, with 43.1% giving mainly correct answers and 14.0% answering mostly "don't know". Concern was not related to knowledge…

Electromagnetic fields act via activation of voltage-gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects

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This narrative review argues that non-thermal biological effects of extremely low and microwave frequency EMFs may be mediated by activation of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). It cites 23 studies in which VGCC blockers reportedly block or reduce diverse EMF effects and proposes downstream…

[The effect of weak low-frequency magnetic fields on the intracellular calcium-dependent proteinases of fish].

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This animal study examined in vivo and in vitro effects of weak, low-frequency magnetic fields described as having resonance parameters for calcium ions. The authors report a considerable decrease in activity of calcium-dependent proteinases (calpains) in fish skeletal muscle and brain following exposure. The…

[Modulation of Ca(2+)-dependent proteinase activity in invertebrates and fish under the action of weak low-frequency magnetic fields].

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This study examined whether weak low-frequency magnetic fields affect Ca2+-dependent proteinases (calpains) in fish and invertebrates using in vivo and in vitro experiments. The authors report a significant decrease in calpain activity in animals exposed to a field tuned to Ca2+ parametric resonance, and substantial…

Effect of puerarin on matrix metalloproteinase-2 in human fetal scleral fibroblasts treated with low frequency electromagnetic fields.

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This in vitro study examined whether extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) exposure alters MMP-2 expression in cultured human fetal scleral fibroblasts and whether puerarin modifies this response. The authors report increased MMP-2 mRNA and protein expression after 0.2 mT ELF-EMF exposure for 24…

P-selectin expression in a colon tumor model exposed by sinusoidal electromagnetic fields.

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This animal study evaluated whether sinusoidal magnetic field exposure alters P-selectin expression in a rat colon tumor model. Rats exposed to 50 Hz, 5 mT for 6 h/day for 8 months showed no statistically significant change in P-selectin expression by immunohistochemistry. The authors indicate that further in vitro…

[Magnetic field numerical calculation and analysis for magnetic coupling of centrifugal blood pump for extracorporeal circulation].

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This engineering paper models the driving system of a centrifugal blood pump for extracorporeal circulation, focusing on disc magnetic coupling. It uses a three-dimensional static magnetic field edge element method in Ansys to numerically calculate magnetic fields and analyze how coupling parameters relate to…

[Measurement and assessment of electromagnetic fields near radiophones in line with provisions of European Directive 2013/35/EU and Polish labour law].

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This exposure assessment measured unperturbed electric fields near antennas of 50 portable radiophones used by rescue and uniformed services. Occupational exposure-level field strengths (per Polish OSH safety-zone criteria) occurred tens of centimeters from antennas, and Directive 2013/35/EU action levels were…

[Objectivized evaluation of surgeons exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields -- in the context of exposure duration and Polish and new international requirements regarding workers protection].

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This occupational exposure assessment monitored surgeons during 11 surgeries using monopolar electro surgery units and measured electric and magnetic field strengths during cutting and coagulating modes. Electric fields near the cable at 10 cm were reported in the hundreds of V/m, while magnetic fields were

Tuning Mie scattering resonances in soft materials with magnetic fields.

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This paper proposes a reversible approach to tune Mie scattering resonances in random media using external low induction magnetic fields. The experimental demonstration uses ultrasound in emulsions of fluorinated ferrofluid droplets dispersed in a Bingham fluid. Magnetic-field-induced droplet deformation is reported…

Are media warnings about the adverse health effects of modern life self-fulfilling? An experimental study on idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF).

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This randomized experiment tested whether a TV report warning about WiFi health effects could influence symptoms during a subsequent sham WiFi exposure. Over half of participants reported symptoms attributed to the sham exposure, and the warning film increased EMF-related worries. Among participants with higher…

[The problem of participation of different brain regions in the reactions to the low-intensity magnetic and electromagnetic field exposure].

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This animal experiment assessed integral and pulsed bioelectric activity across rabbit brain regions during exposure to low-intensity magnetic and electromagnetic fields. The authors report that brain-region participation in CNS reactions varied across exposure parameters and conditions and depended strongly on…

Tunable optical antennas based on metallic nanoshells with nanoknobs.

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This engineering study investigates a plasmonic nanostructure composed of a spherical metallic nanoshell with a small metallic nanoparticle (“nanoknob”) on its surface. It reports tunable plasmon resonance behavior driven by nanoshell properties and localized/enhanced electromagnetic fields near the nanoknob under…

Model for magnetic flux patterns induced by the influence of in-plane magnetic fields on spatially inhomogeneous superconducting interfaces of LaAlO3-SrTiO3 bilayers.

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This study examines how spatial inhomogeneity affects a two-dimensional noncentrosymmetric superconductor in an in-plane magnetic field, motivated by LaAlO3-SrTiO3 interfaces. The authors report that spatial variation of Rashba spin-orbit coupling can generate local magnetic flux patterns through a field-induced…

Construction of solar-wind-like magnetic fields.

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This Letter presents a method for constructing solar-wind-like magnetic fields that are nearly constant in magnitude, divergence-free, and match any specified fluctuation power spectrum. The approach selects relative phases between two polarizations per wave vector to minimize variance in field magnitude while…

Ground-state structures and structural transitions in a monolayer of magnetic dipolar particles in the presence of an external magnetic field.

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This physics study uses analytical calculations and Monte Carlo simulations to determine ground-state structures of monodisperse ferrofluid monolayers under external magnetic fields. It reports structural transitions depending on whether the field is perpendicular or parallel to the monolayer plane, with different…

New insights into bioprotective effectiveness of disaccharides: an FTIR study of human haemoglobin aqueous solutions exposed to static magnetic fields.

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This in vitro FTIR study examined human haemoglobin aqueous solutions exposed to a 200 mT static magnetic field for 3 and 7 hours, with and without the disaccharides sucrose and trehalose. The authors report spectral changes (amide A decrease and reduced CH(3) stretching) in haemoglobin dissolved in bi-distilled…

Low-frequency electromagnetic fields do not alter responses of inflammatory genes and proteins in human monocytes and immune cell lines.

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This in vitro study examined whether low-frequency electromagnetic fields (a complex multiple waveform field and a 50 Hz sine wave) alter inflammatory gene and protein responses in human immune cells. Across time course experiments in THP-1 cells and primary monocytes/macrophages, the authors report no significant…

Peripheral pulsed electromagnetic fields may reduce the placebo effect in migraine patients that do not respond to the sham intervention in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over clinical trial.

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This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over trial evaluated a wrist-applied PEMF bracelet in 18 migraine patients and examined possible modulation of placebo effects. In the overall group, both PEMF and placebo were associated with similar reductions in migraine frequency and intensity. The authors…

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