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      <title>Single- and double-strand DNA breaks in rat brain cells after acute exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Harm &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>Int J Radiat Biol · 1996 · Manual</small></p>
<p>After acute 2-hour exposure to either pulsed or continuous-wave 2450 MHz radiofrequency radiation (whole-body average SAR 1.2 W/kg), an increase in both single- and double-strand DNA breaks in individual rat brain cells was observed at 4 hours post-exposure. No significant difference was observed between pulsed and continuous-wave exposures.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1080/095530096145814 · PMID: 8627134</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8627134/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8627134/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Effect on the immune system of mice exposed chronically to 50 Hz amplitude-modulated 2.45 GHz microwaves</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6336</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>Bioelectromagnetics · 1996 · Manual</small></p>
<p>In male Balb/c mice, continuous-wave 2.45 GHz exposure (6 days, 3 h/day) increased the number of antibody-producing spleen cells by 37%. Amplitude-modulated exposure (50 Hz square wave modulation of 2.45 GHz) increased spleen index by 15% and antibody-producing cell number by 55% in males; no changes were observed in females.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:3&lt;246::aid-bem11&gt;3.0.co;2-o · PMID: 8809365</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8809365/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8809365/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Effects of pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields on human sleep</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6671</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> other</p>
<p><small>Neuropsychobiology · 1996 · Manual</small></p>
<p>Pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields from digital mobile radio telephones were associated with shortened sleep onset latency and reduced REM sleep duration and percentage. EEG spectral analysis during REM sleep showed increased spectral power density, described as qualitative alterations of the EEG signal.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1159/000119247 · PMID: 8821374</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8821374/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8821374/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Cancer incidence and mortality and proximity to TV towers</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6668</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:ecological</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> ecological</p>
<p><small>Med J Aust · 1996 · Manual</small></p>
<p>Comparing inner (near towers) vs outer areas, total leukaemia incidence rate ratio (all ages) was 1.24 (95% CI 1.09-1.40). In children, leukaemia incidence RR was 1.58 (95% CI 1.07-2.34) and mortality RR was 2.32 (95% CI 1.35-4.01); childhood lymphatic leukaemia incidence RR was 1.55 (95% CI 1.00-2.41) and mortality RR was 2.74 (95% CI 1.42-5.27). Brain cancer incidence and mortality were not increased.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb138661.x · PMID: 8985435</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8985435/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8985435/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Effect of continuous-wave and amplitude-modulated 2.45 GHz microwave radiation on the liver and brain aminoacyl-transfer RNA synthetases of in utero exposed mice.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6335</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:animal</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>Bioelectromagnetics · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Prenatal microwave exposure (2.45 GHz; 3 mW/cm2; whole-body SAR 4.23 ± 0.63 W/kg) did not influence postnatal body weight gain or organ weight through postnatal day 24. Brain aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase activity significantly decreased after continuous-wave exposure but not after 50 Hz amplitude-modulated exposure. Liver enzyme activity increased under both continuous-wave and 50 Hz amplitude-modulated exposure.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:6&lt;497::aid-bem10&gt;3.0.co;2-i · PMID: 8986368</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8986368/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8986368/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Radiofrequency and testicular cancer (review).</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6334</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unclear</category>
      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:review</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unclear &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> review</p>
<p><small>Oncology reports · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>The review states that the association between radiofrequency (radar/microwave) exposure and testicular damage/cancer is unproved, but that clinical and experimental data are suggestive. The authors describe a case of severe oligospermia followed by seminoma that they consider most probably induced by radar/microwave exposure, and note that epidemiologic evaluation is difficult due to small/secretive exposed populations.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.3892/or.3.2.365 · PMID: 21594374</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21594374/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21594374/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Effect of microwave radiation, pasteurization and lyophilization on the ability of human milk to inhibit Escherichia coli adherence to HEp-2 cells.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6333</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:no_effect</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> No effect &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Pools of colostrum and human milk exposed to microwave radiation, pasteurization, or lyophilization did not show a significant change in their ability to inhibit localized adherence of EPEC O111:H- to HEp-2 cells compared with untreated samples. Total protein values were maintained; IgA concentration and colostral anti-EPEC IgA were reduced after pasteurization, but remaining IgA was still sufficient for the adhesion inhibition assay.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 8870401</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8870401/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8870401/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Electron microscopic analysis of the effect of modulated microwave radiation on isolated rat olfactory mucosa].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6332</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Harm &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>Biofizika · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>After exposure to modulated microwave radiation (0.9 GHz; 16 pulses/s; 50% pulse duration; 15 W/kg; 15 min), ultrathin sections showed drastic ultrastructural changes in olfactory and respiratory epithelia, including strong vacuolization, cilia fusion forming &quot;giant cilia,&quot; and degeneration of primary olfactory neuron axons.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 8962883</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8962883/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8962883/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Effects of 2375 MHz pulse-modulated microwave radiation on ATPase activity of the rat muscle actomyosin].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6331</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
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      <category>year:1996</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Radiatsionnaia biologiia, radioecologiia · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Rat muscle actomyosin solution exposed to 2375 MHz pulse-modulated microwave radiation showed ATPase activity changes that depended on modulation frequency (50–300 pulses/second) and microwave intensity; specific modulation frequencies were reported to change ATPase activity.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 9019280</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9019280/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9019280/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ecologically safe regimes of generation and maintenance of artificial ionized regions in the stratosphere by microwave radiation.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6330</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unknown</category>
      <category>evidence:unknown</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unknown &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Unknown</p>
<p><small>Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1103/physreve.54.4121 · PMID: 9965561</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9965561/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9965561/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Responses of pulmonary intravascular macrophages to 915-MHz microwave radiation: ultrastructural and cytochemical study.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6329</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:animal</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>The Anatomical record · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>In pigs exposed for 24 hr to 915 MHz microwave radiation, low-power exposure (6.1 mW/cm^2) showed ultrastructural and numerical signs consistent with enhanced secretory activity in pulmonary intravascular macrophages (e.g., increased RER:cytoplasm ratio, prominent Golgi profiles, secretory vesicles). High-power exposure (11.4 mW/cm^2) was associated with findings interpreted as pulmonary interstitium damage (extracellular AcPase precipitates and disrupted collagen matrix).</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(199611)246:3&lt;343::aid-ar5&gt;3.0.co;2-z · PMID: 8915456</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8915456/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8915456/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Microwave absorption by magnetite: a possible mechanism for coupling nonthermal levels of radiation to biological systems.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6328</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:review</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unclear &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> review</p>
<p><small>Bioelectromagnetics · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>The paper proposes that trace biogenic magnetite in tissues (and ferromagnetic particles in lab materials) could provide a mechanism by which microwave radiation might produce or appear to produce biological effects. Magnetite is described as an excellent microwave absorber between 0.5 and 10.0 GHz via ferromagnetic resonance, with absorbed energy transduced into lattice vibrations and then dissipated in nearby cellular structures; experimental test methods are discussed.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:3&lt;187::aid-bem4&gt;3.0.co;2-# · PMID: 8809358</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8809358/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8809358/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Effect of microwaves on survival of some bacterial strains.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6327</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:in_vitro</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Harm &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Bacterial suspensions exposed to 2450 MHz microwaves at 550 W for 5–30 seconds showed CFU/ml differences versus unradiated controls (P &lt; 0.001). CFU/ml values also differed significantly between microwave-exposed suspensions and those subjected to conventional heating (P &lt; 0.001). The effect was reported to be exacerbated when liquid volume increased from 1 ml to 5 ml during microwave exposure (P &lt; 0.001).</p>
<p><small>PMID: 9147728</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9147728/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9147728/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Reaction of the brain receptor system to the effect of low intensity microwaves].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=6326</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:animal</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>Biofizika · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Low-intensity microwave exposure was reported to alter agonist binding to brain glutamate and GABA receptors when power density exceeded 50 microW/cm2. Effects were described as dependent on low-frequency modulation, with statistically significant changes in mean binding observed at 16 Hz modulation; glutamate binding increased while GABA binding decreased.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 8962884</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8962884/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8962884/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Lack of an EMF-induced genotoxic effect in the Ames assay.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5435</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:in_vitro</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> No effect &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Life sciences · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Exposure of four Salmonella typhimurium tester strains to alternating electric fields (300 V/in.), magnetic fields (0.3 mT), or combined fields at 60, 600, or 6000 Hz for 48 hours did not affect mutation rates compared with control conditions, either with or without added positive-control mutagens.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(96)00291-3 · PMID: 8699937</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8699937/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8699937/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Collection of occupational EMF exposure data in Poland. Concept of the structure and functioning.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5434</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unclear</category>
      <category>evidence:insufficient</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:exposure_assessment</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unclear &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> exposure_assessment</p>
<p><small>International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>The authors developed and pilot-tested a database structure and operating principles for collecting information on EMF-producing devices used in Poland (0.1–300,000 MHz), including device specifications, EMF intensities, numbers of exposed workers, and exposure levels classified by criteria/standards. The paper describes the database operation diagram and provides examples of report outputs.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 8776150</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8776150/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8776150/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Battling EMF reports.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5433</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unknown</category>
      <category>evidence:unknown</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unknown &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Unknown</p>
<p><small>Environmental health perspectives · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p><small>PMID: 8834854</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8834854/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8834854/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Light and magnetic fields in a neonatal intensive care unit.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5432</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unclear</category>
      <category>evidence:insufficient</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:exposure_assessment</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unclear &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> exposure_assessment</p>
<p><small>Bioelectromagnetics · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Daytime and nighttime illuminance averaged 184 and 34 lux, respectively (maximum 747 lux). Magnetic field levels were highly variable, exceeding 1,000 mG close to certain hospital equipment, averaging 1–2 mG at the nurses&#039; workstation, and exceeding 10 mG within incubators.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:5&lt;396::aid-bem7&gt;3.0.co;2-z · PMID: 8915549</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8915549/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8915549/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Exploring the EMF-Melatonin Connection: A Review of the Possible Effects of 50/60-Hz Electric and Magnetic Fields on Melatonin Secretion.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5431</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:insufficient</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:review</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> review</p>
<p><small>International journal of occupational and environmental health · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Rodent studies have reported a diminished and/or time-shifted nocturnal melatonin peak with exposure to 50/60-Hz electric and/or magnetic fields. Experimental data from primates and humans are described as insufficient to show that similar changes occur in them, and melatonin changes are not considered a verified biologic explanation for reported epidemiologic associations with breast cancer or depressive disorders.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1996.2.1.37 · PMID: 9933863</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9933863/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9933863/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Brain tumor risk in offspring of men occupationally exposed to electric and magnetic fields.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5430</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5430</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:case_control</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> case_control</p>
<p><small>Scandinavian journal of work, environment &amp; health · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>The study found very small increases in risk of childhood brain tumors associated with paternal occupational EMF exposure prior to conception (OR 1.12 to 1.31). A notably elevated odds ratio was found for paternal welding exposure (OR 3.8, 95% CI 0.95-15.55).</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.151 · PMID: 8923606</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8923606/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8923606/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Effects of 60-Hz fields, estradiol and xenoestrogens on human breast cancer cells.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5429</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5429</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:no_effect</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:in_vitro</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> No effect &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Radiation research · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Estradiol and xenoestrogens (DDT and Red No. 3) increased Cdk2 and cyclin B1-cdc2 activity and cyclin D1 synthesis, and stimulated estrogen receptor binding to the estrogen response element. Exposure to 60-Hz electromagnetic fields at 12 mG or 1 or 9 G did not stimulate these cell-cycle markers, did not enhance effects of chemical promoters during co-exposure, and showed no effect on p53/pRb phosphorylation, p53 DNA binding, or gene expression in MCF-7 cells.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 8927716</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8927716/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8927716/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>EMF report: is there consensus?</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5428</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5428</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unknown</category>
      <category>evidence:unknown</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unknown &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Unknown</p>
<p><small>Science (New York, N.Y.) · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5292.1449 · PMID: 8966609</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8966609/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8966609/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Low-level EMFs are transduced like other stimuli.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5427</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5427</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:other</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> other</p>
<p><small>Journal of the neurological sciences · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>In a light-stimulus comparison, ICOS detected an effect in 39% (11/28) despite all subjects being aware of the light, implying a 61% false-negative rate. In an EMF-exposed group (0.8 G at 1.5 or 10 Hz), ICOS detected similar brain activity alterations in 58% (11/19); the authors state prior measurements in the same subjects using a different method indicated effects in all subjects, implying a 42% false-negative rate for ICOS with EMF.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(96)00188-8 · PMID: 8994110</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8994110/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8994110/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Cancer mortality among electricity utility workers in a the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5426</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5426</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:cohort</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> cohort</p>
<p><small>Revista de saude publica · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Using proportional mortality analyses of death certificates, all-sites cancer mortality was slightly elevated (PMR 1.11; 95% CI 0.91–1.35). Laryngeal cancer mortality was statistically significantly higher overall (PCMR 2.04; 95% CI 1.05–4.20). In the group with probably higher estimated magnetic-field exposure, excess deaths were reported for bladder cancer (PCMR 4.17; 95% CI 1.35–9.72), brain neoplasms (PCMR 7.7; 95% CI 1.02–9.65), and Hodgkin&#039;s disease (PCMR 5.55; 95% CI 1.14–16.21).</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101996000600011 · PMID: 9302827</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9302827/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9302827/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>EMF exposure study rules out &apos;causing&apos; cancer, finds &apos;association&apos; with leukemia puzzling but real.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5425</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5425</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unknown</category>
      <category>evidence:unknown</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unknown &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Unknown</p>
<p><small>JAMA · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p><small>PMID: 8940305</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8940305/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8940305/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Case-control study on maternal residential proximity to high voltage power lines and congenital anomalies in France.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5424</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5424</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:no_effect</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:case_control</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> No effect &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> case_control</p>
<p><small>Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Using distance from high voltage power lines (HVPL) as a surrogate for EMF exposure, the odds ratio for congenital anomalies was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.45–2.03) with a 100 m cut-point and 1.25 (95% CI: 0.49–3.22) with a 50 m cut-point. The authors report a lack of association between distance to HVPL and the total number of congenital anomalies, and note insufficient power to assess specific anomalies.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1996.tb00023.x · PMID: 8746429</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8746429/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8746429/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Evaluation of selected parameters of circulatory system function in various occupational groups exposed to high frequency electromagnetic fields. II. Electrocardiographic changes].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5423</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5423</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:harm</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:cohort</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Harm &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> cohort</p>
<p><small>Medycyna pracy · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Among workers at AM broadcast stations, exposure to EMF (as characterized for that setting) was associated with a six-fold higher risk of electrographic disturbances detected by resting ECG and 24-hour Holter compared with radio link station workers not exposed to medium wave EMF. In radioservice workers, the risk was reported as twice as high as in link station workers.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 8760508</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8760508/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8760508/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Evaluation of selected parameters of circulatory system function in various occupational groups of workers exposed to high frequency electromagnetic fields].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5422</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5422</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unclear</category>
      <category>evidence:insufficient</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:exposure_assessment</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unclear &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> exposure_assessment</p>
<p><small>Medycyna pracy · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Workplace evaluation found no exposure to EMFs in workers at radio link stations, suggesting they could serve as a control group. Exposure among radioservice and AM broadcast station workers was within allowable regulatory levels, but AM broadcast station workers had several-times higher exposure than radioservice workers.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 8834592</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8834592/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8834592/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Effects of 60 Hz electromagnetic fields on early growth in three plant species and a replication of previous results.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5421</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5421</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:animal</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>Bioelectromagnetics · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Radish showed significantly greater dry stem weight and plant height in EMF-exposed plants versus controls in each EMF experiment; several other weight/size measures were significantly greater in some experiments, and all significant differences indicated increased weight or size with EMF exposure. Mustard showed no response in any measured parameter. Barley showed no response in one experiment, but in another had significantly greater wet root weight and significantly smaller stem diameter and dry seed weight in exposed plants versus controls; sham experiments showed no differences between exposed and control plants.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:2&lt;154::aid-bem10&gt;3.0.co;2-s · PMID: 8860733</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8860733/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8860733/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Cytokine profile of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells exposed to 50 Hz EMF.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5420</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5420</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:in_vitro</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Industrial health · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Human PBMCs exposed in vitro to 50 Hz EMF at 1, 3, 10, and 30 mT for 3 days showed a significant reduction in TNF-α production at all exposure levels versus non-exposed controls. Significant increases in IL-1β and decreases in IFN-γ were observed at some exposure strengths, while IL-2, IL-6, and IL-10 showed no significant differences.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.34.359 · PMID: 8908846</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8908846/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8908846/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Mechanism of action of electromagnetic fields biologically adequate to man].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5419</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5419</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:benefit</category>
      <category>evidence:insufficient</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:other</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Benefit &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> other</p>
<p><small>Vestnik Rossiiskoi akademii meditsinskikh nauk · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Experimental work characterized impulses of currents in intact bone tissue and blood vessel walls and reported that the piezoelectric effect was most marked in intact bone tissue. In clinical use, therapy session efficiency was evaluated by normalization of blood circulation in the diseased area and was noted to depend on synchronization of the generated electromagnetic pulse with the patient’s pulse wave. In 13 intact mongrel dogs, an EMF condition described as “EMF 2” was reported to stimulate granulocytopoiesis and elevate platelet counts; the authors propose a mechanism involving rapid effects on nerve structures and vascular smooth muscle, slower effects on blood cells/endothelium, and possible secondary endocrine impacts.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 8924828</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8924828/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8924828/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Activation-dependent and biphasic electromagnetic field effects: model based on cooperative enzyme kinetics in cellular signaling.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5418</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5418</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:review</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> review</p>
<p><small>Bioelectromagnetics · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>The paper summarizes experimental findings that identical ELF electric and magnetic field parameters can produce stimulatory, inhibitory, or no effects depending on cellular activation status. It presents a qualitative theoretical model in which an EMF-sensitive enzyme system within calcium-regulating signaling pathways, including cooperative steps, can account for activation-dependent and biphasic (stimulation/inhibition) responses; magnetic field effects are discussed in relation to altered enzyme kinetics consistent with a radical-pair mechanism.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:6&lt;427::aid-bem1&gt;3.0.co;2-5 · PMID: 8986359</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8986359/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8986359/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Low intensity electromagnetic fields produce a wave of calcium in the fibroblasts].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5417</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5417</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:in_vitro</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Bulletin et memoires de l&#039;Academie royale de medecine de Belgique · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Human fibroblasts showed a Ca2+ wave after irradiation with a low-intensity EMF (100–900 microT). The number of excited cells increased proportionally with EMF intensity in this range, and induction required a dialysable serum factor and depended on extracellular Ca2+, active tyrosine kinases, and phospholipase C gamma.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 9058988</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9058988/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9058988/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Managing electromagnetic fields from residential electrode grounding systems: a predecision analysis.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5416</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5416</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unclear</category>
      <category>evidence:insufficient</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:other</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unclear &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> other</p>
<p><small>Bioelectromagnetics · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Using a parameterized predecision analysis under assumptions of elevated magnetic fields from home grounding systems, the main decision contenders were waiting for more research or taking an inexpensive corrective action (insulating the water pipe to reduce ground current flow). Under the study’s base-case assumptions, waiting was preferred; under more pessimistic parameter values or when psychological concerns were considered, insulating the pipe was preferred.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:2&lt;71::aid-bem1&gt;3.0.co;2-2 · PMID: 9139635</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9139635/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9139635/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Effect of weak electromagnetic fields on the amplitude of the pattern reversal VEP response in Parkinson&apos;s disease.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5415</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5415</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:benefit</category>
      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:randomized_trial</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Benefit &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> randomized_trial</p>
<p><small>The International journal of neuroscience · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Three Parkinson&#039;s disease patients showed an almost 3-fold increase in mean pretreatment pattern reversal VEP amplitude after two successive brief extracerebral applications of picotesla-range, low-frequency electromagnetic fields. One patient also received a placebo EMF treatment that did not produce a significant posttreatment amplitude change.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.3109/00207459608987262 · PMID: 8707479</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8707479/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8707479/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Meta-analyses of studies on the association between electromagnetic fields and childhood cancer.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5414</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5414</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:meta_analysis</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> meta_analysis</p>
<p><small>Radiation and environmental biophysics · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Meta-analyses of published studies suggested a marginal association between all childhood cancers combined and EMF exposure assessed by two-level wire code (OR 1.37, 95% CI 0.94–2.00). A significant association was reported for leukemia using this criterion (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.11–2.49), but not for CNS tumors or lymphomas. Dose-response-like patterns were inconsistently supported: a significant trend across four-level wire code stages was not confirmed after excluding the initial Wertheimer and Leeper study, while analyses using distance to transmission lines and measured/calculated EMFs showed increasing overall cancer risk with higher exposure cut-offs, with individual-diagnosis patterns mainly reflected for brain tumors.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1007/bf01211237 · PMID: 8907639</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8907639/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8907639/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Experimental study of the effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on animals with soft tissue wounds.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5413</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=5413</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:animal</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>The Science of the total environment · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Rats exposed to RF EMF without frequency modulation (53.53 GHz or 42.19 GHz) showed decreased glycoprotein macromolecules and reduced inflammatory exudation, with lowered total collagen accumulation. In contrast, 42.19 GHz exposure with 200-MHz-wide frequency modulation significantly increased hexoses and especially sialic acid (P &lt; 0.001), indicating intensified exudative phenomena and pronounced accumulation of collagenous proteins. The authors conclude these are non-thermal EMF effects on reparative-proliferative processes in soft tissue wounds.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)04917-7 · PMID: 8717318</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8717318/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8717318/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Lack of evidence of areas of slow conduction early after radiofrequency current application at porcine atrial myocardium.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4272</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:no_effect</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:animal</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> No effect &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>In viable tissue surrounding radiofrequency current lesions, measured action potential parameters showed no significant differences among preparations. No intracellular action potentials were recorded from lesion surfaces, surrounding tissue was sharply demarcated with unaltered action potential characteristics near lesions, and areas of slow conduction were not observed.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03271.x · PMID: 8945087</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8945087/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8945087/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Delayed effects of radio frequency (RF) energy.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4269</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4269</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unknown</category>
      <category>evidence:unknown</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unknown &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Unknown</p>
<p><small>Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03197.x · PMID: 8946466</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8946466/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8946466/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Cellular uptake of magnetic fluid particles and their effects on human adenocarcinoma cells exposed to AC magnetic fields in vitro.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4267</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:in_vitro</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Human carcinoma cells accumulated up to ~1 pg ferrite/cell; ferrite cores were not altered intracellularly but dextran shells were degraded, yielding aggregates. Magnetic fluid hyperthermia (520 kHz, 4–12.5 kA/m) inactivated tumour cells in vitro to a similar extent as waterbath hyperthermia (43–45°C) when extracellular particle distribution was homogeneous. Intracellular dextran magnetite particles excited for 30–180 min in the AC magnetic fields used did not induce cell inactivation; a sensitizer effect of ferrofluids at 43°C was reported.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.3109/02656739609027678 · PMID: 8950152</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8950152/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8950152/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Pulsed electromagnetic fields in experimental cutaneous wound healing in rats.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4266</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:benefit</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:animal</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Benefit &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> animal</p>
<p><small>The Journal of burn care &amp; rehabilitation · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>In rats, wound area and perimeter measures were significantly lower in the PEMF group (20 mT) versus sham controls at days 7, 14, and 21 (p&lt;0.01). Versus topical nitrofurazone, the PEMF group showed significantly lower values at day 21 only (p&lt;0.01).</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199611000-00009 · PMID: 8951540</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8951540/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8951540/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Rodent cell transformation and immediate early gene expression following 60-Hz magnetic field exposure.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4264</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:no_effect</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:in_vitro</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> No effect &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Environmental health perspectives · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>A 24-hour continuous 200 microT 60-Hz magnetic field exposure produced negative results in two standard in vitro transformation systems, with or without postexposure to a chemical promoter. Extensive testing in human HL60 cells was negative for a magnetic-field effect on gene expression, and no magnetic-field-induced changes in ornithine decarboxylase expression were observed in C3H/10T1/2 cells under the same exposure conditions.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041188 · PMID: 8959408</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8959408/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8959408/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Treatment with weak electromagnetic fields controls drooling in Parkinson&apos;s disease.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4263</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4263</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unknown</category>
      <category>evidence:unknown</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unknown &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Unknown</p>
<p><small>The International journal of neuroscience · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.3109/00207459608999813 · PMID: 9003965</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003965/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003965/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Treatment with electromagnetic field alters the clinical course of chronic progressive multiple sclerosis--a case report.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4262</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:case_report</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Benefit &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> case_report</p>
<p><small>The International journal of neuroscience · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>In a single patient with chronic progressive multiple sclerosis receiving experimental picotesla electromagnetic field treatment three times weekly for 12 months, the report describes symptomatic improvements (including gait, balance, tremor, bowel/bladder function, mood, sleep, cognition, and resolution of several symptoms) and states there was no further disease progression during treatment.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.3109/00207459608999814 · PMID: 9003966</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003966/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003966/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Enhanced hypnotic suggestibility following application of burst-firing magnetic fields over the right temporoparietal lobes: a replication.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4261</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4261</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:mixed</category>
      <category>evidence:low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:unknown</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Mixed &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> unknown</p>
<p><small>The International journal of neuroscience · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>After 20 minutes of weak (1 microTesla) burst-firing magnetic field exposure, only the group stimulated over the right temporoparietal lobe showed a marked increase in hypnotic suggestibility (eta = 0.58) compared with other stimulation locations and sham.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.3109/00207459609070838 · PMID: 9003980</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003980/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003980/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Brief communication: electromagnetic fields improve visuospatial performance and reverse agraphia in a parkinsonian patient.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4260</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:benefit</category>
      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:case_report</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Benefit &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> case_report</p>
<p><small>The International journal of neuroscience · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>After two 20-minute treatments with AC pulsed electromagnetic fields (7.5 picotesla, 5 Hz), visuospatial drawing performance improved and the patient’s signature became legible. After two additional 20-minute treatments one week later at 7 Hz, the bicycle drawing was described as larger and more organized, the signature normalized, and motor symptoms reportedly improved with near-complete resolution of tremor and gait initiation/freezing problems.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.3109/00207459609070839 · PMID: 9003981</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003981/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003981/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>Magnetic resonance imaging methods for study of human brain function and their application at high magnetic field.</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4259</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4259</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unclear</category>
      <category>evidence:insufficient</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:review</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unclear &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Insufficient</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> review</p>
<p><small>Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>The article overviews MRI sequences used to study human brain function by monitoring localized signal intensity changes accompanying neuronal activity, including sequences sensitized to cerebral blood volume, blood flow, and blood oxygenation. It notes that many such experiments benefit from implementation at higher magnetic field strength than conventional MRI and provides examples of use.</p>
<p><small>DOI: 10.1016/s0895-6111(96)00044-4 · PMID: 9007214</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9007214/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9007214/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[The effect of electromagnetic field on the biosynthesis and various properties of extracellular proteinase and lectin from Bacillus subtilis 316 M].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4258</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4258</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>evidence:very_low</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <category>study_type:in_vitro</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Benefit &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Very low</p>
<p><strong>Study type:</strong> in_vitro</p>
<p><small>Prikladnaia biokhimiia i mikrobiologiia · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p>Exposure to an electromagnetic field was reported to promote biosynthesis and activity of extracellular proteinase and lectin in Bacillus subtilis 316 M, with 1.5-fold and 4-fold increases in metabolite yield, respectively. The EMF was also reported to activate lectin (~2-fold), increase enzyme activity, and shift enzyme pI from 11.4–11.5 to 9.2–9.3.</p>
<p><small>PMID: 9011863</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9011863/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9011863/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Condensation of amino acids in aqueous solutions after exposure to weak electromagnetic fields].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4256</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unknown</category>
      <category>evidence:unknown</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unknown &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Unknown</p>
<p><small>Biofizika · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p><small>PMID: 9044613</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9044613/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9044613/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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      <title>[Deformability and aggregation properties of erythrocytes after exposure of the human body to electromagnetic radiation of various types].</title>
      <link>https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4255</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://rfsafe.org/mel/paper.php?id=4255</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>effect:unknown</category>
      <category>evidence:unknown</category>
      <category>year:1996</category>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Effect:</strong> Unknown &nbsp; <strong>Evidence:</strong> Unknown</p>
<p><small>Fiziologiia cheloveka · 1996 · PubMed</small></p>
<p><small>PMID: 9053380</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Study URL:</strong> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9053380/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9053380/</a></small></p>]]></description>
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