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Chronotherapy, Circadian Clock, Metabolic Disorders, Pathologies

Vandenberghe, A.; Lefranc, M.; Furlan, A. An Overview of the Circadian Clock in the Frame of Chronotherapy: From Bench to Bedside. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 1424. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14071424 Abstract Most living organisms in both the plant and animal kingdoms have evolved processes to stay in tune with the alternation of day and night, and to optimize their physiology as a […]

Jul

List of mobile phones with non-compliant SARs removed or updated in France

News, Uncategorized

Phonegate, SAR

Source: Phonegate Alert 13 Jul 2022 To date, 30 different models of mobile phones with non compliant SARs have been either withdrawn from the French market or have had their Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) updated by software. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/5aha9hcp

Jul

Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2022 International Dark-Sky Association

ALAN, Climate Change, Ecology, Energy Security, Health, Light Pollution, Night Sky, Public Safety, Research, Satellites, Social Justice, Wildlife

This briefing summarizes the current state of knowledge about how the widespread and growing use of artificial light at night interacts with six key topics: the night sky (Section 1); wildlife and ecology (Section 2); human health (Section 3); public safety (Section 4); energy security and climate change (Section 5); and social justice (Section 6). […]

Jul

Millimeter waves alter DNA secondary structures and modulate the transcriptome in human fibroblasts

Biological Effects, Dermal, Fibroblasts, Genomic, Millimeter waves, MMW, Non-thermal, Transcriptomics

Lawler NB, Evans CW, Romanenko S, Chaudhari N, Fear M, Wood F, Smith NM, Wallace VP, Swaminathan Iyer K. Millimeter waves alter DNA secondary structures and modulate the transcriptome in human fibroblasts. Biomed Opt Express. 2022 Apr 28;13(5):3131-3144. doi: 10.1364/BOE.458478. PMID: 35774325; PMCID: PMC9203081. Abstract As millimetre wave (MMW) frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum are […]

Jul

Possible health effects on the human brain by various generations of mobile telecommunication: a review based estimation of 5G impact

5G, Frequency Dependent, Public Health, RF-EMF, Signal Structure, Underlying Mechanisms

Hiie Hinrikus, Tarmo Koppel, Jaanus Lass, Hans Orru, Priit Roosipuu & Maie Bachmann (2022) Possible health effects on the human brain by various generations of mobile telecommunication: a review based estimation of 5G impact, International Journal of Radiation Biology, 98:7, 1210-1221, DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2022.2026516 Purpose The deployment of new 5G NR technology has significantly raised public concerns in possible negative effects on human […]

Jul

Legal Accountability of a Guideline versus a Standard

Guidelines, Legal, Public Health, Standard

The WHO (2006) explains how the use of the words guidelines and standards has substantially different implications for public health and EMF radiation protection enforcement: 1. Guidelines are voluntary instruments of instructions and recommendations that are not legally mandated and therefore have no legal standing. 2. Standards are the mandatory, compulsory and legally binding instruments, i.e., laws, acts, regulations, ordinances and decrees. […]

Jun

Understanding light pollution: recent advances on its health threats and regulations

Artificial Light, Cancer, Light Pollution, Mental Disorders, Obesity

Miao Cao, Ting Xu, Daqiang Yin, Understanding light pollution: recent advances on its health threats and regulations, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022, ISSN 1001-0742, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2022.06.020.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1001074222003291) Abstract The prevalence of artificial lights not only improves the lighting conditions for modern society, but also poses kinds of health threats to human health. Although there are regulations and […]

Jun

IATA – Ensuring Safe Rollout of 5G Networks

5G, Aviation, IATA

Source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2022-releases/2022-06-21-01/ Press Release No: 33 Date: 21 June 2022 Ensuring Safe Rollout of 5G Networks Doha – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to work closely with the aviation industry to ensure that aviation and incumbent aviation safety systems can safely co-exist with new 5G services[i]. While IATA recognizes the economic importance of making […]

Jun

Phonegate – The Book