Study type: review

Child Dev · 2018 · Manual

This review profiles epigenetic studies related to exposure to mobile phones and other wireless devices producing EMF and pulsed radiofrequency radiation. The abstract states that numerous studies have reported harmful health impacts and neurodevelopmental/neurobehavioral symptoms in young people, with epigenetic mechanisms and DNA damage described as likely contributors.

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12824 · PMID: 28504324

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28504324/

Study type: exposure_assessment

Environ Res · 2018 · Manual

Children absorb two- to three-fold higher localized RF radiation doses in brain regions and eyes compared to adults when using cell phones or virtual reality devices. Current regulatory testing methods based on adult models underestimate exposure in children. Precautionary measures to reduce children's exposure are recommended.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.05.013

Study URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118302561

Study type: animal

2018 · Manual

The NTP study found clear evidence of increased malignant heart schwannomas and some evidence of increased brain gliomas in male rats exposed to GSM- and CDMA-modulated cell phone RFR at whole-body SAR levels of 1.5, 3, and 6 W/kg. The lowest dose (1.5 W/kg) produced as many or more tumors as higher doses, indicating a non-monotonic dose-response. The WHO 2025 systematic review rated the evidence for increased malignant heart schwannomas and brain gliomas in male rats as high certainty, explicitly including the NTP 1.5 W/kg data.

Study URL: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/sites/default/files/ntp/htdocs/lt_rpts/tr595_508.pdf

Study type: animal

Environ Res · 2018 · Manual

A statistically significant increase in heart Schwannomas incidence was observed in male rats at the highest exposure (50 V/m). Increases in heart Schwann cells hyperplasia and malignant glial tumors were observed at the highest dose but were not statistically significant. Tumors showed morphological similarity to low-grade human gliomas and harbored mutations homologous to human cancer mutations.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.037

Study URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29530389

Study type: animal

Exp Oncol · 2018 · Manual

Quail embryos exposed in ovo to low-intensity GSM 1800 MHz radiation (0.32 µW/cm2; 48 s on/12 s off) showed statistically significant increases in oxidative markers (2-fold higher superoxide generation; 85% higher nitrogen oxide generation), DNA integrity damage, and increased oxidative DNA damage (up to ~2x higher 8-oxo-dG in cells of 1-day-old chicks). Exposure was also associated with an almost twofold increase in embryo mortality.

PMID: 30593748

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30593748/

Study type: review

Environ Res · 2018 · Manual

The review states that repeated Wi-Fi studies show oxidative stress, sperm/testicular damage, neuropsychiatric/EEG effects, apoptosis, cellular DNA damage, endocrine changes, and calcium overload, and argues these are established effects of Wi-Fi and other microwave-frequency EMFs. It proposes VGCC activation as the predominant mechanism and critiques another review (Foster and Moulder) as relying on small, non-Wi-Fi studies and being underpowered to conclude no effect.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.035

Study URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.035

Study type: review

Environ Res · 2018 · Manual

In an extended analysis of a previously reported case series (19/47), the percentage frequency of hematolymphatic cancers was 40% versus 23% expected (CI95%: 26–56%, p<0.01). The authors also report elevated HL cancer percentage frequencies and/or mortality comparisons in three other military/defense cohorts (Polish military sector, Israeli defense industry employees, Belgian radar battalions), and interpret the consistency across groups as suggesting a cause-effect relationship between occupational/military RFR exposure and HL cancers.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.003

Study URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29433020

International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2018 · PubMed

DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01258 · PMID: 29209097

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29209097/

Study type: other

Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018 · PubMed

In loading tests, cracks initiated at the prefabricated crack tip and grew stably parallel to the maximum principal stress; buckling failure was attributed to wing crack tension. Precracks significantly reduced compressive strength, and compressive strength increased with crack angle. EMR from intact rock increased with loading, while cracked rock EMR showed staged and fluctuating characteristics that became more pronounced with larger crack angles; proposed contributors included frictional sliding (small crack angle) and transient electric dipoles during crack expansion (large crack angle).

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1012-0 · PMID: 29255984

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29255984/

Study type: animal

Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2018 · PubMed

Mice exposed to continuous-wave 2.45 GHz microwave radiation (power density 0.0248 mW/cm2; whole-body SAR 0.0146 W/kg) showed slower learning and significantly more working and reference memory errors in an 8-arm radial maze. Exposure was associated with increased serum corticosterone and increased hippocampal CRH/CRH-R1 and i-NOS, with decreased iGluRs, PSD-95, n-NOS, PKA/PKCε-ERK signaling, and CREB/p-CREB in hippocampal subregions in a duration-dependent manner.

DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfx221 · PMID: 29069439

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29069439/

Study type: in_vitro

Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · 2018 · PubMed

Chitosan beads were synthesized under microwave radiation using glutamic acid/1,5-pentanodiol crosslinking agents, with optional modification by Tilia platyphyllos extract. The beads were reported as non-cytotoxic by MTT assay and supported proliferation in L929 mouse fibroblasts, with pH-sensitive, antioxidant, and biodegradable properties.

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.01.061 · PMID: 29413612

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29413612/

Study type: other

The Journal of antibiotics · 2018 · PubMed

Strain M26 was isolated from garden soil that had been pre-treated with microwave radiation and was characterized via polyphasic taxonomy as a new species, proposed as Streptosporangium minutum. The strain exhibited antibiosis against a range of pathogenic bacteria including MRSA, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv.

DOI: 10.1038/s41429-018-0036-0 · PMID: 29515231

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29515231/

Study type: animal

Physiological research · 2018 · PubMed

Adult rats exposed to pulsed-wave 2.45 GHz microwave radiation showed a significant decrease in the number of dividing (Ki-67+) cells in the rostral migratory stream. Juvenile exposure produced only a slight decrease in proliferation but markedly affected cell death even two months after irradiation, and was associated with locomotor hyperactivity and decreased risk assessment in adulthood.

DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933752 · PMID: 29527915

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29527915/

Study type: other

International journal of radiation biology · 2018 · PubMed

In EEG signals time-locked to the microwave radiation (MWR)-OFF stimulus, an enhanced signal level in the alpha band and about twice higher signal-to-noise ratio at 200–440 ms after the stimulus were detected. No remarkable response was observed in EEG signals time-locked to the MWR-ON stimulus.

DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2018.1478164 · PMID: 29775395

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29775395/

Study type: engineering

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018 · PubMed

Changing microwave heating power during microwave solvothermal synthesis altered ZnO nanoparticle aggregate size, with aggregates ranging from 60 to 120 nm depending on microwave power. Increasing microwave power reduced total synthesis time while single ZnO nanoparticles remained homogeneous spherical single crystals with an average size of 27 ± 3 nm (synthesized at 4 bar).

DOI: 10.3390/nano8050343 · PMID: 29783651

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29783651/

Study type: in_vitro

Health physics · 2018 · PubMed

In vitro exposure of human fetal and adult fibroblasts to 25 GHz microwaves showed no evidence of direct DNA damage by comet assay, γH2AX, or CREST-negative micronuclei, and no induction of apoptosis or changes in prosurvival signalling proteins. However, exposed samples showed an increase in total micronuclei and centromere-positive micronuclei, interpreted as aneuploidy due to chromosome loss.

DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000000871 · PMID: 29787439

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29787439/

Study type: animal

Plant signaling & behavior · 2018 · PubMed

Continuous wave 2.45 GHz microwave exposure at 1.9–2.1 W m power density significantly reduced the amplitude of leaf burning-induced variation potential along the stem, mainly due to a significant reduction in depolarization rate. The effect was not observed during the post-exposure period, and other variation potential characteristics were reported as unchanged under exposure.

DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2018.1486145 · PMID: 29944441

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29944441/

Study type: animal

Environmental toxicology · 2018 · PubMed

Male mice exposed to 2.45 GHz continuous-wave microwave radiation (average power density 0.0248 mW/cm; whole-body SAR 0.0146 W/kg) for 2 hr/day over 15, 30, or 60 days showed testicular redox imbalance with increased oxidative/nitrosative stress markers and changes in apoptotic pathway proteins. The study reports increased testicular apoptosis via a p53-dependent Bax–caspase-3 pathway, with greater apoptotic severity at longer exposure durations.

DOI: 10.1002/tox.22578 · PMID: 29968967

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29968967/

Study type: animal

General physiology and biophysics · 2018 · PubMed

Male mice exposed to 2.45 GHz microwaves (0.25 mW/cm2; SAR 0.09 W/kg) for 2 h/day for 30 days showed increased CAT, MDA and ROS and decreased GPx, testosterone and SOD compared with sham-exposed controls. Micronuclei formation in blood and histopathological changes in seminiferous tubules were reported in the exposed group.

DOI: 10.4149/gpb_2017059 · PMID: 30220680

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30220680/

Study type: animal

Physiology & behavior · 2018 · PubMed

In a rat in vivo model using 30 mW/cm microwave exposure, the authors report cognitive impairment and synaptic plasticity injury in hippocampal neurons. Autophagy was activated after exposure, with increased colocation of autophagosomes and synaptic vesicles; synaptic vesicles were observed encapsulated by autophagosomes, more evident in exposed rats.

DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.005 · PMID: 29408588

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29408588/

Study type: animal

Andrologia · 2018 · PubMed

Microwave exposure increased TLR2-5 expression and increased IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α at both mRNA and protein levels in rat testis. Phosphorylated p38, ERK1/2, JNK, and NF-κB p65 were elevated, with NF-κB reported as more dominantly induced, suggesting activation of TLR signaling by microwave radiation.

DOI: 10.1111/and.12828 · PMID: 28782295

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28782295/

Study type: engineering

Ultrasonics sonochemistry · 2018 · PubMed

Nano-metal binary oxide catalysts prepared with La introduction and ultrasonic intervention showed the best performance for low-temperature toluene oxidation under microwave radiation, achieving 80% removal at 120°C and 97% mineralization at 210°C. Compared with lower-performing samples and with non-ultrasonic impregnation, the La-Co (US) sample showed higher removal and mineralization rates and maintained catalytic activity over three cycles.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.07.047 · PMID: 28946456

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28946456/

Study type: animal

Brain research · 2018 · PubMed

Wistar rats exposed to microwave radiation (30 mW/cm for 6 min, 3 times/week for 6 weeks) showed deficits in spatial learning and memory, loss of dendritic spines in granule cells, and shrinkage of mature spines in pyramidal cells, with altered hippocampal neuronal ultrastructure. Exposure was associated with up-regulated SNK and decreased SPAR and PSD-95, described as mediating the observed spine changes via the SNK-SPAR pathway.

DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.11.020 · PMID: 29180226

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29180226/

Study type: other

Ultrasonics sonochemistry · 2018 · PubMed

Hydroxyapatite and carbonate-substituted hydroxyapatite synthesized under ultrasound and microwave radiation formed calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite and B-type CHA (Ca/P 1.62–1.87). In vitro, samples synthesized under these physical factors showed increased bioactivity versus standard samples, and those synthesized under 600 W microwave showed the greatest stability in a biological environment. In vivo tests reported the materials as biocompatible, non-toxic, and osteoconductive, and the use of ultrasound/microwave shortened synthesis time to 5–20 minutes.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.11.011 · PMID: 29429738

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29429738/

Study type: animal

Journal of current ophthalmology · 2018 · PubMed

ERG responses measured 7 days after exposure showed no statistically significant differences between groups for any tested parameters (p>0.1), though non-significant trends toward greater changes were noted in irradiated eyes. Retinal pathology was reported as normal with no degeneration or infiltration. Ciliary body congestion was observed more frequently in rabbits receiving higher microwave doses (p=0.005).

DOI: 10.1016/j.joco.2017.08.010 · PMID: 29564413

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29564413/

Study type: in_vitro

Journal of radiation research · 2018 · PubMed

In HT22 mouse hippocampal neuronal cells, RF-EMF exposure decreased mRNA levels of APP, BACE1, ADAM10 and PSEN1, while in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells APP mRNA was not changed. Protein expression of APP and BACE1 and secreted Aβ peptide were not significantly different between exposed cells (including 7w-PSML, HT22 and SH-SY5Y) and unexposed controls; authors conclude no significant short-term physiological effect on Aβ processing under these exposure conditions.

DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrx045 · PMID: 29040655

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29040655/

Study type: animal

Poultry science · 2018 · PubMed

Turkeys exposed in vivo to ELF EMF (50 Hz; 10 μT) for 3 weeks showed a time-dependent decrease in norepinephrine-activated β-adrenoceptor function as assessed by cAMP levels. Serum toxicological parameters showed no differences compared to normal ranges, and the decreased β-adrenoceptor function appeared to be compensated during the 5-week regeneration period without exposure.

DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex304 · PMID: 29077912

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29077912/

Study type: animal

International journal of radiation biology · 2018 · PubMed

Compared with control/sham, the EMF group showed ovarian histopathological changes (thinning of zona granulosa and theca layers, granulosa cell shrinking, reduced mitotic activity, leukocyte infiltration) and significantly lower secondary follicle numbers. Biochemically, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and anti-Mullerian hormone levels increased in EMF and sham vs control; 3-nitrotyrosine increased in EMF vs control; serum catalase and 8-hydroxy-deoxiguanosine increased in EMF and sham vs control; and total oxidant status and oxidative stress index were higher in EMF vs sham and control.

DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2018.1420924 · PMID: 29268055

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29268055/

Study type: other

International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · 2018 · PubMed

Using literature-reported lowest thermal dose required to induce acute local tissue damage, the authors estimated TD-functional SAR limits and compared them to existing basic restrictions. They report that the margin of safety factor in current 10 g peak spatial average SAR (psSAR) basic restrictions for muscle is large and can reach up to 31.2.

DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2018.1424945 · PMID: 29347853

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29347853/

Study type: in_vitro

Theriogenology · 2018 · PubMed

In vitro exposure to ELF-EMF (8 mT) altered oestradiol-17β secretion and CYP19A3 mRNA expression in porcine uterine tissues in a frequency-, time-, and progesterone-dependent manner. 50 Hz increased E release from endometrium and myometrium at 2 h and 4 h; 120 Hz decreased endometrial E secretion at 2 h and had no effect at 4 h, while increasing myometrial E secretion at 4 h. EMF (50 or 120 Hz) did not affect P450 aromatase abundance in either tissue.

DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.12.041 · PMID: 29353145

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29353145/

Study type: in_vitro

Cell proliferation · 2018 · PubMed

In a scratch in vitro model using HaCaT keratinocytes, ELF-EMF exposure produced a significant time-dependent reduction in cell-free area compared with sham. ELF-EMF exposure was associated with increased expression/release of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-18 and IL-18BP and increased MMP-9 activity/expression; effects were reported as mediated via Akt/ERK pathways based on use of specific inhibitors.

DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12432 · PMID: 29357406

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29357406/

Study type: in_vitro

International journal of radiation biology · 2018 · PubMed

At 4.0 W/kg SAR, 1800 MHz RF-EMF exposure did not significantly induce γH2AX foci formation in astrocytes, microglia, or cortical neurons, and did not significantly affect cytokine secretion or dendrite/synapse morphological indicators. Exposure significantly reduced microglial phagocytic activity and inhibited axon branch length and branch number in cortical neurons.

DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2018.1432913 · PMID: 29368975

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29368975/

Study type: systematic_review

JMIR research protocols · 2018 · PubMed

BACKGROUND: Due to the increased number of users of mobile phones, tablets, and other devices over the past few years, concerns about the potential impact of mobile phones on health are growing. The influence of mobile phone exposure on male fertility has been studied in recent years. Other research has shown that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) increase macrophages in the corpus luteum and growing follicles. Due to conflicting results among studies and since no systematic review has been performed to analyze the effects of radiofrequency EMF exposure from electronic devices on the fertility system in recent years, this evidence-based study is necessary. OBJECTIVE: The main objectives of this study are to determine the best evidence associated with the influence of radiofrequency EMFs on the fertility system and to provide insight into a potential mechanism using our observations. METHODS…

DOI: 10.2196/resprot.9102 · PMID: 29422451

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29422451/

Study type: in_vitro

DNA and cell biology · 2018 · PubMed

In both MCF-7 and SH-SY5Y cells, the IC value of cisplatin in the CDDP+Mor+EMF condition was significantly higher than with CDDP alone and CDDP+Mor. In SH-SY5Y cells, most antioxidant genes were upregulated with CDDP+EMF and CDDP+Mor+EMF, while MCF-7 showed similar antioxidant gene expression patterns across treatments. The authors report that EMF in combination with CDDP could protect SH-SY5Y cells from cytotoxicity, with no significant change in MCF-7 cells.

DOI: 10.1089/dna.2017.4108 · PMID: 29446648

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29446648/

Study type: animal

Anatomia, histologia, embryologia · 2018 · PubMed

Exposure to a 1800 MHz EMF during embryogenesis shortened embryogenesis duration (earlier pipping and hatching) and was reported to have no effect on chick quantity/quality or on increasing embryo malformations. EMF-exposed embryos showed decreased relative heart weight and decreased right ventricle wall thickness. Exposed chicks had increased plasma corticosterone and decreased liver fat and glycogen content.

DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12346 · PMID: 29504145

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29504145/

Study type: in_vitro

Radiation research · 2018 · PubMed

Using a high-stringency approach with false discovery rate adjustment, the authors report no EMF-specific gene expression response after 900 MHz RF-EMF exposure (up to 90 min; average SAR 9.3 W/kg). Low-stringency analysis yielded 483 deregulated transcripts, but these were interpreted as statistical artefacts and were not supported by enrichment/network analyses or qRT-PCR of 14 candidate transcripts.

DOI: 10.1667/rr14909.1 · PMID: 29509058

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29509058/

Study type: case_control

BioMed research international · 2018 · PubMed

Using the INTEROCC ELF-EMF job-exposure matrix, no increased risk of meningioma was observed across exposure categories. In the highest cumulative exposure category (8.52+ T-years), OR was 0.9 (95% CI 0.7–1.2) with no significant linear trend (0.45), and no statistically significant risks were found in different time windows.

DOI: 10.1155/2018/5912394 · PMID: 29511686

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29511686/

Study type: in_vitro

Electromagnetic biology and medicine · 2018 · PubMed

Cancer (U87-MG; 143B) and noncancerous (BJ; HEK) cells exposed to ELF-EMF (2, 20, 30, 50, 60 Hz; sinusoidal/square/triangular; 0.5–3 h) showed different effects on cell viability compared with sham exposure.

DOI: 10.1080/15368378.2017.1408021 · PMID: 29513614

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29513614/

Study type: exposure_assessment

Environment international · 2018 · PubMed

Mean total RF-EMF exposure across outdoor microenvironments ranged from 0.23 V/m (non-central residential area in Switzerland) to 1.85 V/m (university area in Australia). Across public transport modes, mean exposure ranged from 0.32 V/m (bus in rural Switzerland) to 0.86 V/m (auto rickshaw in urban Nepal). For most outdoor areas, the major contribution was from mobile phone base stations; broadcasting dominated in other settings, and handset uplink was generally small except in Swiss trains and some Swiss buses.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.02.036 · PMID: 29529581

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29529581/

Study type: randomized_trial

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2018 · PubMed

During RF-EMF exposure (1 or 2 W/kg) compared with sham, P1 amplitude was reduced (p=.02) and anterior N1 latency was increased (p=.04). No effects were observed on other ERP latencies or amplitudes; authors note only 2 of 56 comparisons differed and may be due to chance.

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.01.074 · PMID: 29550650

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29550650/

Study type: other

Cancer nanotechnology · 2018 · PubMed

A theoretical model/analysis suggests that efficacy of metal nanoparticle-mediated EMF photothermal therapy depends on both electric field intensity enhancement and absorption cross-section. The analysis indicates an interplay between electric field and thermal effects as independent energy channels, with an approximate balancing ratio of about 5:1 for optimized effect, and suggests optimized nanoparticle sizes near minimum absorption bandwidth (around 20 nm for Au nanoparticles or equivalent surface area-volume ratio).

DOI: 10.1186/s12645-018-0038-4 · PMID: 29576808

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29576808/

Study type: animal

International journal of phytoremediation · 2018 · PubMed

Seeds pretreated with alternating EMF (50 Hz) at 60 or 120 mT for 1 minute produced seedlings with higher Cd content in shoots than controls (73% and 78% increases; p < 0.05). Biomass production was not affected; Ca content was slightly lower (3%) in the 60 mT group versus control.

DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2017.1381943 · PMID: 29584465

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29584465/

Study type: in_vitro

Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology · 2018 · PubMed

In ATRA-treated NB4 cells, 50 Hz (2 mT) ELF-EMF exposure decreased cellular proliferation potential and promoted granulocytic maturation/differentiation. ROS production and ERK1/2 phosphorylation analyses suggested altered intracellular oxidative balance may be involved.

DOI: 10.1159/000488473 · PMID: 29590658

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29590658/

Study type: in_vitro

Molecular biology reports · 2018 · PubMed

Using a 0.50 mT, 50 Hz EMF, NQO1 mRNA decreased under the "15 min field-on/15 min field-off" condition while NQO2 increased. Multiple linear regression indicated NQO1 mRNA levels were positively associated with β-lapachone and negatively associated with EMF; IC values of β-lapachone in combination with morphine, EMF, or morphine+EMF were higher than with β-lapachone alone.

DOI: 10.1007/s11033-018-4172-1 · PMID: 29611025

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29611025/

Study type: randomized_trial

Environmental health : a global access science source · 2018 · PubMed

In a sham WLAN EMF exposure experiment (N=137), providing precautionary information in addition to basic safety information did not increase perceived symptoms, and no hypothesized interactions with personality characteristics were observed. Exploratory analyses suggested prior risk perception predicted nocebo responses and symptom expectations mediated the association between risk perception and symptoms.

DOI: 10.1186/s12940-018-0377-y · PMID: 29650009

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29650009/

Study type: in_vitro

Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) · 2018 · PubMed

Compared with control, 2.4 GHz EMF exposure increased MDA and apoptosis/caspase-3 and decreased SOD and GSH-Px activities and bcl-2. Selenium pre-incubation (100 or 200 nM for 48 h) before EMF exposure reduced MDA and apoptosis/caspase-3 and increased SOD, GSH-Px, and bcl-2 relative to EMF alone.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.04.008 · PMID: 29685784

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29685784/

Study type: animal

Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2018 · PubMed

Exposure to a 50 Hz, 7 mT electromagnetic field for 24 h, 72 h, and 7 days significantly increased latency to escape from noxious heat. MDA levels increased after 24 h and remained elevated up to 7 days, while glutathione levels declined after 7 days of exposure.

DOI: 10.1007/s00359-018-1264-2 · PMID: 29721708

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29721708/

Study type: other

PloS one · 2018 · PubMed

In 80 mice of two strains housed with an EMF plate turned on versus off for six weeks, there were strong strain differences in multiple measures, but no significant effects of EMF treatment on any behavioural, cognitive, or welfare measures collected.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197054 · PMID: 29771983

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29771983/

Study type: exposure_assessment

Geospatial health · 2018 · PubMed

Electric field intensities at 900 and 1800 MHz were measured at 29 survey points and mapped using GIS-based spatial interpolation methods. All measured exposure levels in the study area were within ICNIRP limits, though the authors note that health safety at these levels cannot be confirmed because the relevant health threshold is not known.

DOI: 10.4081/gh.2018.527 · PMID: 29772874

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29772874/

Study type: cohort

The Science of the total environment · 2018 · PubMed

Correlations between modeled and perceived exposure were moderate for air pollution (r=0.34) and noise (r=0.40) but low for RF-EMF (r=0.11). Perceived exposures were consistently associated with increased symptom scores (respiratory, sleep, non-specific). Modeled exposures (except RF-EMF) were associated with increased symptom scores, but these associations disappeared or strongly diminished after accounting for perceived exposure.

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.007 · PMID: 29778684

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29778684/