RF-EMF Risk Perception & Trust in Radiation Protection Authorities: Comparative Study on Precautionary Information in Germany & Greece
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Jan 1, 2026
This randomized experimental study (N=2,169) tested how different precautionary information formats about RF-EMF (with emphasis on 5G) affect public risk perception and trust in radiation protection authorities in Germany and Greece. Simple precautionary tips generally did not increase risk perception or reduce…
Massive assessment of exposure to 5G electromagnetic fields in France: a 5-year synthesis
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Jan 1, 2026
This paper reports results from a large-scale, multi-phase measurement campaign in mainland France assessing changes in RF exposure associated with 5G deployment from 2020 to 2024. Using more than 24,000 on-ground measurements in direct view of 5G antennas, it finds small average increases in broadband exposure and…
The effects of acute and chronic exposure of 3G UMTS 2100 MHz radiofrequency radiation on rat mismatch negativity
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Jan 1, 2026
This rat study examined acute (1-week) and chronic (10-week) exposure to 2100 MHz radiofrequency radiation (3G UMTS-like) and assessed auditory mismatch negativity (MMN) alongside biochemical and histological brain measures. The abstract reports that acute exposure was associated with reduced MMN-related…
When biology meets polarity: Toward a unified framework for sex-dependent responses to magnetic polarity in living systems
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Jan 1, 2026
This narrative review discusses sex-dependent responses to magnetic field polarity and direction in living systems and proposes a unified framework integrating magnetobiology with sex-based physiology. It describes potential interaction mechanisms (e.g., ion channel modulation, radical pair dynamics, ion cyclotron…
Inhibition of mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase by spinning oscillating magnetic fields causes toxicity in cancer cells
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Jan 1, 2026
This in vitro study examines a spinning oscillating magnetic field (sOMF) generated by an Oncomagnetic device and reports selective toxicity in glioma cancer cells. The abstract attributes effects to ROS-dependent inhibition of mitochondrial complex I, with downstream oxidative stress, DNA damage, cell-cycle arrest,…
Measurement of Electromagnetic Fields Exposure to Humans from Electric Vehicles and Their Supply Equipment
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Jan 1, 2026
This study reports measurements of electric field intensity (E) and magnetic flux density (B) from electric vehicles (inside driver/passenger seats during driving) and EV supply equipment (near chargers during charging) up to 400 kHz in and around Chennai. E and B inside EVs and E around EVSEs were reported to be…
Effect of mobile phone addiction on sleep quality in patients aged 18-45 years with acute myocardial infarction: a chain mediation analysis of coping style, anxiety, and depression.
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Jan 1, 2026
This cross-sectional study (January 2023–January 2025) examined whether mobile phone addiction is associated with sleep quality among AMI patients aged 18–45 years. In 125 participants, mobile phone addiction was positively associated with poorer sleep quality. The authors report that coping styles and…
EMF-induced mesenchymal stem cell migration is mediated by SOCE-dependent calcium influx and modulated by ROCK signaling.
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Jan 1, 2026
This in vitro study exposed rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells to a 50 Hz, 5 mT sinusoidal EMF and assessed migration and signaling mechanisms. The authors report increased MSC migration that depended on extracellular Ca²⁺ influx and was abolished by SOCE inhibition, alongside increased Orai1 expression…
Effect of dual RF-EMF and pulsed magnetic field exposure on eNOS expression and histological integrity in male rat reproductive tissues.
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Jan 1, 2026
This rat study examined combined RF-EMF and pulsed magnetic field exposure across multiple dosing schedules up to one month, assessing reproductive and related tissues with RT-qPCR, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry. The authors report increased eNOS expression with minimal VEGF change and generally preserved…
Evening smartphone exposure impairs sleep quality and next-day performance in elite soccer players: a randomized controlled trial.
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Jan 1, 2026
This randomized controlled crossover trial in 16 male elite soccer players compared two hours of smartphone use before bedtime with magazine reading. Five consecutive nights of pre-bedtime smartphone use significantly worsened multiple sleep metrics and increased sleepiness. The study also reports deteriorations in…
Extremely Low Frequency Radiation Enhances Soybean Chlorophyll Index and Nutrient Use Efficiency Under Suboptimal Conditions.
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Jan 1, 2026
This controlled plant study evaluated extremely low frequency (ELF) non-ionizing radiation treatments (TA and TB) on soybean morphophysiological parameters under varying nutrient solution strengths (50%, 75%, 100% Hoagland). The authors report that ELF significantly increased chlorophyll index, with TB producing the…
The promising regenerative potential of pulsed electromagnetic fields toward tendon differentiation : a hamstring tendon explant culture study.
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Jan 1, 2026
This ex vivo 3D hamstring tendon explant culture study exposed samples from nine donors to pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) for 21 days, eight hours per day. The authors report increased expression of tendon-related markers (scleraxis, collagen I and VI) and tenogenic differentiation-related players (c-Fos and…
Efficacy of nonablative radiofrequency on sexual function in postmenopausal women: a randomized clinical trial.
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Jan 1, 2026
This single-blind randomized controlled trial evaluated nonablative capacitive-resistive monopolar radiofrequency versus sham in postmenopausal women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause. The intervention group reported significantly greater improvements in sexual function (FSFI) and vaginal health (VHI) at…
The influence of smartphone addiction on sleep quality among college students: The parallel mediating roles of perceived stress and health-promoting lifestyle.
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Jan 1, 2026
This cross-sectional study surveyed 2,317 college students to examine associations between smartphone addiction and sleep quality. Smartphone addiction was associated with poorer sleep quality, and mediation analyses indicated that higher perceived stress and lower health-promoting lifestyle scores partially…
Prediction of smartphone overdependence and analysis of its influencing factors among older adults based on machine learning.
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Jan 1, 2026
This study used panel data from South Korea's 2023 Smartphone Overdependence Survey to build and compare machine-learning models predicting smartphone overdependence among adults aged 60+. Among evaluated classifiers, XGBoost had the best reported predictive performance (accuracy 0.925). The most important predictors…
Reciprocal associations between smartphone overdependence and anxiety in adolescents: evidence from a nationally representative survey in the Republic of Korea.
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Jan 1, 2026
This secondary analysis of a nationally representative Korean adolescent survey examined bidirectional associations between smartphone overdependence and anxiety. In adjusted models, high risk for smartphone overdependence was associated with higher odds of anxiety, and severe anxiety was associated with higher odds…
Problematic smartphone use and disengagement in first-year college students: A daily diary study of between- and within-person differences.
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Jan 1, 2026
This 30-day daily diary study of 104 first-year undergraduates in China examined links between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and disengagement at within- and between-person levels. The analyses reported bidirectional next-day associations, where higher-than-usual PSU predicted higher-than-usual disengagement and…
The International Collaborative Animal Study of The Carcinogenicity and Genotoxicity of Mobile Phone Radiofrequency Radiation: The Korean Study.
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Jan 1, 2026
This chronic animal bioassay assessed carcinogenicity and genotoxicity of CDMA-modulated 900 MHz RF exposure at a whole-body SAR of 4 W/kg using a shared Korea–Japan protocol. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed starting on gestational day 5 with daily intermittent exposure for long durations, including a 2-year…
Effects of electromagnetic fields on flatfish activity levels.
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Jan 1, 2026
This tank-based animal study examined whether realistic electromagnetic fields (AC up to ~15 μT RMS; DC up to ~19.6 μT) affect flatfish behavior near simulated subsea power cable exposure. The authors report no attraction or avoidance of the EMF zone and no behavioral differences inside versus outside the exposed…
Effects of electromagnetic fields from an alternating current power cable on the embryogenesis of three benthic associated marine species.
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Jan 1, 2026
A laboratory experiment exposed embryos of three benthic egg-laying marine species to realistic electromagnetic fields generated by an alternating-current subsea power cable set-up (magnetic field 4–6 μT). Subtle effects were reported for Scyliorhinus canicula and Loligo vulgaris, including faster growth and…
Effect of anthropogenic electromagnetic fields used for subsurface oil and gas exploration (controlled-source electromagnetics, CSEM) on the fertilization success and embryonic development of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
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Jan 1, 2026
This laboratory animal study tested whether electromagnetic fields (EMFs) representative of controlled-source electromagnetics (CSEM) surveys affect Atlantic cod reproduction and early development. Two single 15-minute exposure experiments were conducted: exposure of males prior to sperm assessment and exposure of…
Mobile phone MIMO antenna array miniaturization-based low SAR research in the combined EMF.
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Jan 1, 2026
This engineering/simulation study evaluates tissue SAR from a smartphone operating under single-frequency versus combined (simultaneous 4G and 5G) RF exposure scenarios using multi-pose human models. It reports that peak SAR in various tissues under multi-frequency exposure was 1.02 to 15.85 times higher than under…
Complete mitochondrial genome of marine wood borer E. P. Wright, 1866 (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) from Beihai, Guangxi, China.
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Jan 1, 2026
This paper reports the first complete mitochondrial genome of a marine wood borer specimen collected in Beihai, Guangxi, China. It describes genome length, gene content, and nucleotide composition, and presents a phylogenetic analysis. The Beihai specimen clusters with conspecifics from Hainan, China, and is distinct…
Priapism as an Initial Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report.
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Jan 1, 2026
This case report describes a 21-year-old man presenting with four days of painful priapism who was subsequently diagnosed with sickle cell disease by laboratory testing and hemoglobin electrophoresis. Standard initial urologic interventions failed, requiring shunt surgery, and a recurrence resolved after red blood…
Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and dietary characteristics among artificially sweetened beverages consumers in Korea.
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Jan 1, 2026
This cross-sectional analysis used 2021–2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to describe intake levels and characteristics of artificially sweetened beverage (ASB) consumers. Among 320 adults who consumed ASBs, those with higher intake were younger, more often male, and had higher BMI.…