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This review discusses the limited options for certain cancers and introduces non-ionizing electromagnetic fields as an emerging concept for cancer treatment. It summarizes the history of EMF use in medicine from the 1890s and describes novel methods aimed at targeting and treating cancer with non-ionizing radiation.…

This study assessed usability, feasibility, and validity of a smartphone-delivered virtual pedestrian environment by comparing it with a semi-immersive kiosk virtual environment. Among 68 adults, participants used the smartphone system without difficulty, reported no significant simulator sickness, and rated it as…

This level II diagnostic investigation evaluated whether vibrations generated by a mobile phone could screen for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Among 61 participants across control, lower-limb injury, and neuropathy groups, the mobile phone vibration test showed higher reported overall accuracy than a tuning fork or…

This study compared patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores collected on paper versus automated mobile phone text messaging in orthopedic hand and upper extremity clinic patients. Over 48 hours, the same patients completed SF-12 and QuickDASH via text messages in random order. High intraclass correlations were reported…

This engineering/food-processing study evaluates pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment of fresh Artrhospira platensis biomass to enhance aqueous extraction of C-phycocyanin. Extraction depended on electric field strength, treatment time, and application temperature, with higher temperatures reducing the required…

This engineering study describes miniaturized, flexible, battery-free wearable pulse oximetry systems that use near-field communication (NFC) for wireless operation. The devices capture and transmit photoplethysmograms to derive blood oxygenation, heart rate, and heart rate variability. The abstract reports…

This article describes a signal-processing/measurement concept in pulsed magnetic resonance: achieving phase cycling through sinusoidal magnetic field modulation rather than changing pulse phases. The abstract states that modulation parameters can control spin precession phases, enabling separation of unwanted…

This case report describes radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation in a 67-year-old man with dextrocardia and situs inversus totalis. The procedure successfully isolated all pulmonary veins using 3D mapping with intracardiac echocardiography guidance. No procedural complications were reported, and the authors…

This in vitro study compared ginsenosides extracted using pulsed electric field (PEF) versus solvent cold soak extraction (SCSE). The abstract reports that PEF extracts had higher antioxidant capacity and provided greater protection against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in HEK-293 cells, including…

This study compared thermosonication, pulsed electric field, and thermal processing for preserving Royal Gala apple juice and evaluated sensory attributes and quality stability during 30 days of storage at 3°C and 20°C. Thermosonication and pulsed electric field produced juices with different taste compared with…

This laboratory study assessed how pH, temperature, and pulsed electric fields (PEF) affect turbidity and protein aggregation in ovomucin-depleted egg white solutions. Heating to 60°C for 10 minutes produced marked aggregation at several pH levels, while PEF caused some aggregation only at pH 5 and 7 under the…

This modeling study examines how a noisy spiking neural network detects a weak applied electric field using an Izhikevich neuron framework with excitatory/inhibitory neurons and conduction delays. The authors report stochastic resonance driven by white noise that enhances detectability, and that this effect largely…

This animal study evaluated whether extremely low frequency EMF exposure affects bone loss in a levothyroxine-induced hyperthyroidism rat model. Rats exposed to 15 Hz/1 mT EMF plus levothyroxine showed improved bone mineral density, mechanical measures, and partially restored trabecular bone architecture compared…

This in vitro study tested 50 Hz, 3 mT electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure and 808 nm low-level laser (LLL), alone and combined, on human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells from six donors. The authors report increased cell numbers after 7 days with EMF, greater increases with LLL, and the largest…

This survey experiment tested how precautionary messages about RF-EMFs from mobile phones and base stations affect recipients' threat perceptions and emotional distress. The effect of precautionary information on threat perception depended on individual differences, particularly trait anxiety and gender. The study…

This in vitro study exposed human keratinocyte cells (NCTC 2544) to 50 Hz ELF-EMF at 0.25–2 G and assessed oxidative stress-related endpoints. Significant increases in ROS were reported at 0.5 and 1 G, with associated short-term changes in antioxidant and lipid peroxidation markers. The authors report that…