Swallow flying beneath the title “5G Research: One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer,” as in the EMFSA May 2025 Newsletter. This image emphasizes the importance of not over-interpreting a single 5G study.
Illustration generated by AI using OpenAI’s DALL·E — conceptual design by EMFSA, 2025.
The EMFSA May 2025 Newsletter takes a closer look at a widely publicized study that claims 5G is safe. While the media presented reassuring headlines, our analysis reveals key limitations in the research that deserve careful attention. This issue also highlights how antibiotics in cell cultures may confound EMF study results—an important but often overlooked factor.
• Mobile Phone EMF and Brain Activity
A new scoping review outlines major research gaps, especially around 5G-related frequencies. The review urges more consistent research methods and better-quality studies to assess EMF’s influence on brain activity.
• RF-EMF Exposure in Europe
In this issue, the EMFSA May 2025 Newsletter also covers a large-scale study measuring EMF exposure in over 800 microenvironments across ten European countries. One takeaway: stricter national limits often lead to lower background EMF—but can result in higher uplink exposure from personal devices during data transfers.
• Electrohypersensitivity (EHS): Reasonable Accommodation
We include insights from a perspective article that mentions reasonable accommodation for people with EHS, an increasingly recognized issue in workplace and public health discussions.
• EHS Skin Cell Study Emphasizes Need for In Vivo Research
The newsletter covers a new cell study showing delayed ATM protein activity in skin fibroblasts from self-diagnosed EHS individuals. The authors stress that in vivo studies are needed to confirm whether these findings translate to real-life biological responses.
• Upcoming
Stay tuned for Dariusz Leszczynski’s upcoming paper on EHS, recently accepted by the mHealth Journal—previewed in this month’s newsletter.
• Are AI Companions Just a Game?
A timely ethical question: are AI companions harmless, or can they foster addiction and emotional dependency?
• Breast Cancer Infographic: Exposure to artificial light at night (ALAN), especially blue light, has been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer in genetically predisposed women.
• Is taurine in energy drinks a concern?
Read the full EMFSA May 2025 Newsletter: 5G Study Claims Safety
EMFSA April 2025 Newsletter – EMFSA
EMFSA (Electromagnetic Fields South Africa)