Study type: case_control

ISEE Conference Abstracts · 2024 · Manual

Individuals carrying a phone below the waist were four times more likely to develop early-onset colorectal cancer. Ipsilateral carrying on the left side for more than 30,000 hours was associated with a 12-fold increased risk of tumor on that side. Contralateral carrying showed only a slight increase in risk.

DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1903

Study URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383147719_Is_Cellphone_Carrying_Below_the_Waist_Exposure_to_Non-Ionizing_Radiation_Contributing_to_the_Rapid_Rise_in_Early-Onset_Colorectal_Cancer

Journal of biomedical physics & engineering · 2024 · PubMed

DOI: 10.31661/jbpe.v0i0.2410-1845 · PMID: 39726881

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39726881/

Study type: review

Radiation Medicine and Protection · 2024 · Manual

This paper provides an overview of biophoton research history and recent progress on the role of biophoton signaling in mediating radiation-induced bystander effects. It describes properties and proposed mechanisms of biophoton emission across biological systems and discusses potential mechanisms for biophoton-mediated RIBE, highlighting roles for mitochondria and exosomes.

Study URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666555724000546

Study type: cohort

Health Place · 2024 · Manual

In UK Biobank participants, two UV exposure measures (solarium use and annual average residential shortwave radiation), validated with measured vitamin D levels, were inversely associated with all-cause, CVD, and cancer mortality. Solarium users also had lower risk of non-CVD/non-cancer mortality.

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103328 · PMID: 39094281

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39094281/

Study type: other

Gen Physiol Biophys · 2024 · Manual

Human peripheral blood lymphocytes exposed to mobile telephony electromagnetic fields showed chromosomal damage. Pre-exposure to a single 15-minute mobile telephony EMF exposure before gamma radiation (0.1, 0.3, or 0.5 Gy) increased chromosomal aberrations significantly more than the sum of aberrations from the individual stressors.

DOI: 10.4149/gpb_2023036

Study URL: http://www.elis.sk/download_file.php?product_id=8263&session_id=ef2ijbhbn0hevd1s33q2nvkrp6

Study type: in_vitro

FEBS open bio · 2024 · PubMed

A single 40 min exposure of B16-BL6 melanoma cells to a time-varying EMF modeled after intercellular calcium wave firing frequency reduced viable cell number by 50.3% and was associated with imaging evidence of substantial apoptosis and nuclear fragmentation compared with control.

DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13760 · PMID: 38143305

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38143305/

Study type: in_vitro

Theriogenology · 2024 · PubMed

Endometrial slices exposed in vitro to 50 Hz ELF-EMF for 2 hours showed changes in DNMT1 and DNMT3a abundance, EZH2 mRNA and protein, EED and SUZ12 mRNA, global DNA methylation level, HDAC activity, and proteins involved in microRNA biogenesis. The authors conclude ELF-EMF has the potential to alter epigenetic regulation of gene expression in the porcine endometrium.

DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.01.015 · PMID: 38262222

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38262222/

Study type: animal

Journal of surgery and research · 2024 · PubMed

In this pilot swine TBI model, EMF stimulation delivered via a helmet was associated with preserved neuronal tissue morphology and reduced inflammatory markers in brain tissue compared with controls. Immediate EMF application showed better resolution of inflammation than application two days after injury.

DOI: 10.26502/jsr.10020338 · PMID: 38389906

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38389906/

Study type: in_vitro

Scientific reports · 2024 · PubMed

Exposure to EMF from a prototype wireless charging (WPT) system under the tested operating parameters showed no negative effects on morphology/cytoskeleton, viability/mitotic activity, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, or oxidative stress in the four human cell lines studied.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56051-z · PMID: 38448548

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38448548/

Study type: animal

Journal of biotechnology and biomedicine · 2024 · PubMed

In a pilot Yucatan miniswine TBI model with and without EMF stimulation, several genes (including INSC, TTR, CFAP126, SEMA3F, CALB1, CDH19, SERPINE1) were reported as differentially expressed between injured and non-injured cortex tissues. The abstract reports a time-dependent effect of EMF stimulation on gene and protein expression and states that findings support a beneficial effect of EMF stimulation in the repair process following TBI.

DOI: 10.26502/jbb.2642-91280131 · PMID: 38550390

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38550390/

Study type: in_vitro

Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2024 · PubMed

In an in vitro setup using porcine muscle tissue over orthodontic appliances, V-EMF anti-aging therapy produced an approximate 1°C temperature increase in both beta-titanium and nickel-titanium wire groups, with about a 1.1°C increase at the end of the session. Measured temperatures remained within the 2°C safety range specified by CENELEC EN 45502-1, and the authors conclude the thermal increase is not harmful to pulp health.

DOI: 10.1111/srt.13687 · PMID: 38566505

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38566505/

Study type: animal

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024 · PubMed

In rats, the rmEGF+ELF-EMF group had a better wound healing rate than the other groups. HE staining indicated improved early inflammatory cell infiltration, fibroblast arrangement, and increased new capillaries in the rmEGF+ELF-EMF group compared with other groups; by day 15, wounds in all groups were completely healed.

DOI: 10.3233/thc-248028 · PMID: 38669498

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38669498/

Study type: other

Journal of hazardous materials · 2024 · PubMed

Combined sulfidation and electromagnetic field (EMF) significantly enhanced nZVI reactivity toward decabromodiphenyl ether, increasing the specific reaction rate constant by 7–10 times. Sulfidation level influenced both magnetic-induced heating (MIH) and magnetic-induced corrosion (MIC): sulfidation generally diminished MIH; at S/Fe=0.1 MIC was reduced by 21.4%, while at S/Fe=0.4 MIC increased by 107.1%, with MIH vs MIC alternately dominating overall EMF-related enhancement depending on sulfidation level.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134428 · PMID: 38691928

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38691928/

Study type: review

Neurology (Chicago, Ill.) · 2024 · PubMed

The article discusses repeated electromagnetic field stimulation (REMFS) as a non-invasive therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease, describing reported effects including lowering Aβ levels, preventing neuronal death, stopping disease progression, and improving memory in AD mice without causing brain edema or bleeds. It notes REMFS has not been developed for humans due to limitations of current EMF devices (poor penetration depth and inhomogeneous E-field distribution) and discusses biology and optimal device design.

PMID: 38699565

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38699565/

Study type: in_vitro

Medycyna pracy · 2024 · PubMed

Primary tumor-derived ccRCC cell lines (but not metastatic-derived) showed expression of a gene that increased after ELF-EMF exposure. A statistically significant reduction in another gene’s expression was observed in 769-P cells after exposure, while a third gene was upregulated in HEK293, 769-P, and 786-O but not in CAKI-1. After exposure, TGF-β1 concentration significantly decreased in HEK293 and CAKI-1 supernatants, with no other significant cytokine/chemokine secretion changes reported.

DOI: 10.13075/mp.5893.01476 · PMID: 38717134

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38717134/

Study type: randomized_trial

Journal of clinical medicine · 2024 · PubMed

In a randomized study of 148 women, the group treated with a sequence of extremely low-frequency, low-intensity electromagnetic fields showed significant differences versus placebo at 4 weeks in D-DIMER, IL-6, erythrocyte, leukocyte, and bacterial levels (p < 0.001), with reductions maintained at 12 weeks (p < 0.001). No side effects were reported in the experimental group.

DOI: 10.3390/jcm13092639 · PMID: 38731168

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38731168/

Study type: exposure_assessment

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · PubMed

In situ measurements of a smartphone near a 4G/5G base-station site (Belgium) found uplink duty cycles varying by application and technology. For Twitch, VoLTE, and WhatsApp, duty cycles ranged from 4% to 22% for both 4G and 5G; Ping showed median duty cycles of 2% (5G NR) versus 50% (4G LTE); FTP upload and iPerf produced duty cycles close to 100%. For 5G NR, the reported duty cycles corresponded to higher UL-allotted time due to TDD at 3.7 GHz.

DOI: 10.3390/s24103012 · PMID: 38793866

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38793866/

Study type: other

Biofouling · 2024 · PubMed

In a flow system generating a flow-induced EMF, IO-ionic solution-modified polycardanol surfaces associated with induced currents of 44, 53, and 66 nA showed decreased bacterial cell adhesion compared with unmodified polycardanol and IO-nanoparticle-modified surfaces. The IOIS-modified surface (3.2 × 10 mM IO) had the highest antibiofouling activity, and nano-scale uniform roughness was also reported to contribute to reduced adhesion.

DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2373859 · PMID: 38991845

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38991845/

Study type: animal

Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024 · PubMed

Compared with a control group without anthropogenic EMF, incubation under two HVTL configurations (110 kV and 220 kV) showed no significant influence of HVTL-generated EMF on pike embryo spatial arrangement. Increased embryo mortality was observed only at the 110 kV site, but the authors suggest it was probably due to factors unrelated to EMF; overall, HVTL EMF did not significantly change embryo orientation or chances of survival.

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34300-y · PMID: 38992303

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38992303/

Study type: in_vitro

International journal of molecular sciences · 2024 · PubMed

Porcine endometrial slices exposed in vitro to ELF-EMF (50 Hz; flux density 8 × 10 mG) for 2 h showed decreased CASP7 and increased NOS3 (eNOS) mRNA transcript and protein abundance compared with controls. The authors also report increased mRNA transcript abundance of several additional apoptosis/oxidative-stress-related targets and conclude the alterations indicate potential effects on apoptosis and oxidative stress.

DOI: 10.3390/ijms25136931 · PMID: 39000040

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39000040/

Study type: in_vitro

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2024 · PubMed

A specific ELF-EMF exposure inhibited proliferation in all osteosarcoma models tested and modulated mitochondrial metabolism. Concomitant ELF-EMF exposure increased the effectiveness of several chemotherapeutic drugs (cisplatinum, methotrexate, ifosfamide, doxorubicin) in both 2D and 3D models, while mesenchymal cells were reported as not affected.

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117162 · PMID: 39024997

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39024997/

Study type: systematic_review

Journal of advanced periodontology & implant dentistry · 2024 · PubMed

Twelve preclinical and clinical studies were included. Most studies reported beneficial effects of non-ionizing EMF therapy on implant stability and on measures related to osteogenesis/osseointegration (e.g., accelerated bone repair and increased peri-implant bone formation and bone microarchitecture metrics). Evidence for reducing post-surgery pain/swelling was mixed across two clinical studies (one reported reduced analgesic use; one reported no significant difference).

DOI: 10.34172/japid.2024.001 · PMID: 39027204

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39027204/

Study type: review

Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2024 · PubMed

Narrative overview suggesting that pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) may be a non-invasive, safe, and effective stand-alone or adjunctive therapy for musculoskeletal disorders, with proposed effects including stimulation of tissue repair, reduced inflammation, and pain signal modulation. The article notes that key questions remain and calls for well-designed, high-quality studies to standardize treatment parameters and determine optimal protocols.

DOI: 10.26502/josm.511500147 · PMID: 39036742

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39036742/

Study type: in_vitro

Electromagnetic biology and medicine · 2024 · PubMed

After exposure to a 1 Hz, 100 mT ELF-EMF for 2 h/day over five days, MDA-MB231 cells showed reduced migration and invasion versus sham. In MDA-MB231 cells, E-cadherin mRNA/protein increased and N-cadherin decreased versus sham; in MCF10A cells, E-cadherin mRNA/protein increased versus sham.

DOI: 10.1080/15368378.2024.2381575 · PMID: 39045872

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39045872/

Study type: animal

Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2024 · PubMed

Prenatal stress increased serum corticosterone but did not affect spatial memory in adult male offspring. Combined prenatal stress + ELF-EMF disrupted the memory acquisition phase without changing corticosterone levels. Serum and hippocampal BDNF levels were higher in the ELF-EMF group compared with the stress group.

DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2024.75459.16357 · PMID: 39055879

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39055879/

Study type: engineering

Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · PubMed

Electromagnetic field and temperature simulations indicated that a helmet RF applicator (8+2 self-grounded bow-tie antennas) improved MRI-related performance criteria and enhanced targeted RF/temperature focusing compared with a 10-element annular phased RF array reference design.

DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11070733 · PMID: 39061815

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39061815/

Study type: engineering

Physics in medicine and biology · 2024 · PubMed

Numerical simulations compared peak 1 g-averaged SAR near several orthopaedic implant families across a standard ASTM phantom, a proposed bone-inclusive ASTM phantom, and two anatomically representative human body phantoms (Duke and Ella) under 1.5 T and 3 T MRI. For devices implanted inside or near bone tissue, the bone-inclusive ASTM phantom showed better correlation to the human body phantoms than the standard ASTM phantom, and was described as more suitable for evaluating RF-EMF power deposition near orthopaedic implants in MRI scans.

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad6953 · PMID: 39079547

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39079547/

Study type: animal

Avicenna journal of phytomedicine · 2024 · PubMed

In male Balb/c mice, 30 days of 2100 MHz EMF exposure (120 min/day) did not significantly affect Purkinje cell size, but significantly reduced astrocyte diameter and increased GFAP expression versus controls (p<0.05). Crocin (50 mg/kg) in the EMF+crocin group improved astrocyte diameter and normalized GFAP expression (p<0.05).

DOI: 10.22038/ajp.2023.23005 · PMID: 39086867

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39086867/

Study type: other

Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · PubMed

Seed treatment effects depended strongly on genetic family. In one-year-old seedlings, EMF (2 min) increased CAT, APX, POX, and GR activity in the 577 half-sib family, while similar increases in the 477 family were induced by 2 min cold plasma. In two-year-old seedlings, 1 min cold plasma increased CAT, APX, POX, GR, SOD, DPPH, and ABTS activity in the 457 family, but no significant impact of 1 min cold plasma was found in one-year-old seedlings of that family.

DOI: 10.3390/plants13152021 · PMID: 39124139

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39124139/

Study type: randomized_trial

Brain research · 2024 · PubMed

With the field active versus control during rest periods, beta 1 (12–16 Hz) activity was decreased in multiple regions (left cuneus, precuneus, posterior cingulate, insula, parahippocampal gyrus). Flow Short Scale results showed a statistically significant difference in mean 'concentration ease' scores across EMF conditions. In EMF trials, prior Snake experience was not associated with better performance, whereas this anticipated experience effect was observed in control conditions; authors report subtly improved game scores with EMF patterned from amygdaloid firing (6–20 Hz).

DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.149158 · PMID: 39137825

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39137825/

Study type: animal

Parasitology research · 2024 · PubMed

In Ixodes ricinus synganglia exposed to a 900 MHz RF-EMF, 40 V/m significantly suppressed transcript levels of sifa, mip, and their receptors after at least 60 minutes of constant exposure in both sexes. At 2 V/m (described as common in urban areas), mRNA levels were elevated after various exposure times for every gene, but females showed a significant decrease after 1 hour at 2 V/m.

DOI: 10.1007/s00436-024-08326-7 · PMID: 39167261

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39167261/

Study type: review

Membranes · 2024 · PubMed

The paper proposes a thermodynamic model in which ELF-EMF directly interferes with the cellular membrane, inducing a biological response related to cellular energy conversion and altered flows across cell membranes. It frames living systems as adaptive open systems and discusses energy irreversibly consumed by metabolism being converted into entropy variation.

DOI: 10.3390/membranes14080179 · PMID: 39195431

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39195431/

Study type: animal

International journal of molecular sciences · 2024 · PubMed

In postnatal day 28 mice exposed to 1850 MHz RF-EMF at 4.0 W/kg, daily exposure for 4 weeks was associated with reduced mushroom-shaped dendritic spines in the prefrontal cortex and altered spatial learning and memory in the Morris water maze. Over 9 days, RF-EMF exposure was associated with decreased PSD-95 puncta and inhibited neurite outgrowth in developing cortical neurons, along with reduced expression of synapse-formation-related genes in the cerebral cortex.

DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168589 · PMID: 39201275

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39201275/

Study type: engineering

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · PubMed

A low-cost tri-axial 50 Hz magnetic field sensor was designed and calibrated, with a stated measurement capability from 0.08 µT to 364 µT across two ranges. In situ validation under high-voltage power lines at two locations measured 0.10–13.43 µT and showed average deviations versus a narrowband EHP-50 benchmark of 6.2% and 1.4%; additional verification in a sub-station measured up to 113.3 µT. A four-sensor field network achieved uptimes of 96%, 82%, 81%, and 95% over at least 3 months and collected over 6 million samples (0.08–45.48 µT).

DOI: 10.3390/s24165325 · PMID: 39205019

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39205019/

Study type: cross_sectional

Radiation protection dosimetry · 2024 · PubMed

Electric field metrics (E Avg and E max Avg) differed significantly by measurement time, by distance from BTS antennas (50, 100, 300 m), and between suburbs vs downtown, but not by microenvironment. Poor sleep quality (>5) was recorded among residents around BTS antennas, with a significant difference in sleep quality for residents living <100 m compared with those >300 m away. Recorded E levels at all places and times were below limits set by Iranian authorities and ICNIRP.

DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncae180 · PMID: 39214550

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39214550/

Study type: other

Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2024 · PubMed

In an affective evaluation task, participants reported more negative associations with mobile phone base stations than with mobile phones, with RF-EMF exposure cited as a subordinate reason among diverse reasons. In a ranking task, most participants (n=20) reported feeling more exposed from base stations than from mobile devices. The authors state results align with prior 2G–4G literature and do not indicate substantially different exposure perception for 5G.

DOI: 10.1111/risa.17641 · PMID: 39218794

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39218794/

Study type: animal

The Science of the total environment · 2024 · PubMed

Zebrafish embryos exposed to 900 MHz RF-EMF (30 or 60 min/day) showed decreased mRNA transcript abundance of lepa, ins, and pparg, decreased SOD and acetylcholine esterase activities, and increased LPO, NO, and GST. Locomotor activity increased in the EMF-30 group and decreased in the EMF-60 group. Authors conclude RF-EMF exposure during embryogenesis disrupted molecular pathways related to insulin resistance and adipogenesis, but note exposure strength was not quantified and results are preliminary.

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176038 · PMID: 39245375

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39245375/

Study type: other

iScience · 2024 · PubMed

Methylomes and transcriptomes were investigated under different intensities of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF). The distance variation between certain 6mA sites (O-6mA) and neighboring motif-associated 6mA (M-6mA) increased with ELF-EMF intensity, and cytosines adjacent to O-6mA were more likely to be modified to 4mC than those adjacent to M-6mA. No significant correlation between DNA methylation and gene expression regulation was reported.

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110607 · PMID: 39262814

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39262814/

Study type: exposure_assessment

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · PubMed

Magnetic field intensity varied by bus position, road slope, and passenger load, with notable increases during braking; the E4 route showed lower magnetic field intensity and RF-EMF values than E1. The highest RF-EMF measurement was 6.01 V/m, reported as below ICNIRP guideline maximum levels; in 11/12 band-selective measurements the largest contribution was from base-station downlink bands, and in 1/12 from uplink bands. During charging, B levels were higher near the pantograph.

DOI: 10.3390/s24175634 · PMID: 39275545

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39275545/

Study type: engineering

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · PubMed

A convolutional-neural-network-based framework (RTEEMF-PhoneAnts) uses near-field EMF distributions to predict EIRP, TRP, and SAR for mobile phone antenna configurations. Using a dataset of 7000 mobile phone models, the approach is reported to be ~2000× faster than full-wave simulations and validated with WSR (SAR/TRP) and FSV (EIRP), with claimed generalization across antenna types, frequencies, and antenna positions.

DOI: 10.3390/s24175646 · PMID: 39275557

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39275557/

Study type: randomized_trial

Frontiers in public health · 2024 · PubMed

Across three web surveys over 10 weeks with control groups at T2 and T3, four attitude clusters were identified. Some clusters showed short-term changes after viewing the website (e.g., decreased subjective exposure in the anxious cluster; temporary changes in health concerns and needs for RF-EMF usage activities), with some effects returning to baseline by 5 weeks; the high-interest cluster was less responsive. The authors conclude that objective, comprehensible website information can reduce concerns and perceived risks related to RF-EMFs, particularly in the anxious cluster.

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1438986 · PMID: 39296830

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39296830/

Study type: exposure_assessment

Annals of work exposures and health · 2024 · PubMed

Agreement between RF-JEM estimates and personal measurements was poor for both exposure prevalence and intensity (weighted kappa < 0.1). RF-JEM values likely overestimated current exposure levels for both electric and magnetic fields (mean percentage difference >194%) compared with recent personal measurements.

DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxae072 · PMID: 39326006

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39326006/

Study type: animal

Biomedicines · 2024 · PubMed

In an acute 2 h head-only exposure study (brain average SAR 0.5–6 W/kg), neuronal activation changes were dose-dependent, with significant increases in c-Fos expression at 1 W/kg in prelimbic, infralimbic, frontal, and cingulate cortices. In a second study with 45 min exposures before daily training (BASAR 1 and 3.5 W/kg), behavioral performance in working and reference memory tasks was similar across exposed, sham, and cage control groups, while c-Fos staining was significantly reduced in multiple cortical areas and hippocampus during the working memory task and reduced in temporal/visual cortices in the reference memory task (at 1 W/kg).

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12091954 · PMID: 39335468

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39335468/

Study type: animal

International journal of molecular sciences · 2024 · PubMed

Male C57BL/6 mice exposed to ELF-EMFs (0.1 or 1.0 mT, 1 h/day up to 5 weeks) showed a transient increase in muscle strength after 2 weeks at 1.0 mT, alongside higher PAX7 and MyH expression. Exposure was associated with transient increases in SOD1 and catalase expression, total antioxidant capacity, and protein carbonyl levels; these effects were partially reduced by NAC supplementation.

DOI: 10.3390/ijms25189857 · PMID: 39337344

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39337344/

Study type: other

Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2024 · PubMed

In a single-arm 12-week pilot study (n=25), participants reported compliance and no adverse events. The study reported limited changes in conventional labs, modest improvement in self-reported health, improvements in several CNS Vital Signs cognitive domains, improvements in several Oura ring parameters (including deep sleep and HRV), and hypermethylation of genes described as involved in RF exposure (including a VGCC gene).

PMID: 39355415

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39355415/

Study type: review

Journal of biotechnology and biomedicine · 2024 · PubMed

This review reports that EMF/LF-EMF has been shown to promote migration and proliferation of fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and endothelial cells, suggesting potential improvement in wound healing. It also notes that a pilot large-animal TBI study suggests anti-inflammatory effects of EMF stimulation following TBI, while emphasizing that results across studies are difficult to compare due to differing methods and exposure settings.

DOI: 10.26502/jbb.2642-91280162 · PMID: 39364330

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39364330/

Study type: other

International journal of molecular sciences · 2024 · PubMed

Physical stressor treatments (cold plasma, vacuum, EMF) did not affect corm viability but produced stressor-dependent changes in sprouting, growth, trichome density, and stigma secondary metabolites. EMF treatment (5 min) increased flower length by 27% and showed the greatest efficiency for increasing secondary metabolite production, increasing marker compounds in stigmas (e.g., crocin 4 from 8.95 to 431.17 mg/g; crocin 3 from 6.27 to 164.86 mg/g; picrocrocin from 0.4 to 1.0 mg/g), with growth effects described as neutral or slightly positive.

DOI: 10.3390/ijms251910412 · PMID: 39408740

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39408740/

Study type: animal

Brain research bulletin · 2024 · PubMed

Rats were exposed to 50 Hz ELF-EMF at 1 mT or 7 mT (1 h/day for 7 days; repeated three times). The authors report that 1 mT induced adaptive changes in the LC-NA system, whereas 7 mT increased activity of the stress system, produced sensitization to a subsequent heterotypic stressor, decreased β2-adrenergic receptor levels, and was associated with moderately increased anxiety-related behavior.

DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2024.111111 · PMID: 39486464

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39486464/

Study type: in_vitro

Bioelectromagnetics · 2024 · PubMed

Rat primary hippocampal neurons exposed to 3.0 GHz continuous-wave RF-EMF showed 20 significantly upregulated differentially expressed genes only at the higher mean SAR (5.91 W/kg) that produced an approximate 3.6°C temperature rise; these changes were not significant at 24 h postexposure. No nonthermal gene expression effects were observed at the lower mean SAR (0.57 W/kg; ~0.3°C temperature rise).

DOI: 10.1002/bem.22517 · PMID: 39540619

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39540619/

Study type: in_vitro

International journal of molecular sciences · 2024 · PubMed

Exposure of ARPE-19 and RGC-5 cells to a 50 Hz, 1.3 mT sinusoidal EMF for 15 or 30 minutes was associated with improved proliferative and migratory capacity. EMF-exposed cells showed elevated HO-1 levels, increased mA and mC status (linked to METTL3 and NSUN2), and changes in DNA damage repair factor levels.

DOI: 10.3390/ijms252413606 · PMID: 39769368

Study URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39769368/