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Skin
29
Dec

Radiofrequency radiation and metal containing nanoparticles

December 29, 2023
Photo by Nataliya Melnychuk on Unsplash A French research project: 5G RFR (26 GHz) and co-exposures with nanoparticles (PCC-NPs) in personal care/cosmetic products Background The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has selected 45 research projects which will receive funding amounting to a total of €7.41 million. This research seeks...
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05
Feb

Research on Potential Long-Term Health Effects of Tattooing

February 5, 2023
Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO) https://tattoo.iarc.who.int/ Surprisingly little is known about the long-term health effects of tattooing, which has become a global trend in recent decades. Tattoos are often considered an artistic form of self-expression, but from a scientific perspective, tattooing can be defined as the intradermal injection...
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11
Aug

An Unexpected Role: UVA-Induced Release of Nitric Oxide from Skin May Have Unexpected Health Benefits

August 11, 2022
Halliday GM, Byrne SN. An unexpected role: UVA-induced release of nitric oxide from skin may have unexpected health benefits. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Jul;134(7):1791-1794. doi: 10.1038/jid.2014.33. PMID: 24924758. https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(15)36897-4/fulltext
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20
Jun

Infrared and skin: Friend or foe

June 20, 2022
Barolet D, Christiaens F, Hamblin MR. Infrared and skin: Friend or foe. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2016 Feb;155:78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.12.014. Epub 2015 Dec 21. PMID: 26745730; PMCID: PMC4745411. Abstract In the last decade, it has been proposed that the sun’s IR-A wavelengths might be deleterious to human skin and that sunscreens, in addition to their...
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14
Jun

Skin in the game: Video-game–related cutaneous pathologies in adolescents

June 14, 2021
Kyriakou G, Glentis A. Skin in the game: Video-game-related cutaneous pathologies in adolescents. International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2021 Jun;8(2):68-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2019.09.002. Abstract Background Following the inception of video games and the subsequent development of progressive innovations in videogame technology, many reports of videogame-related dermatologic conditions soon emerged in literature. Children and adolescents,...
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29
May

A common error when discussing 5G

May 29, 2021
Photo by Cookie the Pom on Unsplash One has to be SPECIFIC about the frequencies when discussing 5G. 5G is a technology, or to be more accurate, a mixture of technologies. It can, and is transmitted at frequencies [bandwidths] previously occupied by earlier technologies. Therefore the common mistake to automatically assume that 5G is millimeter waves is wrong. Millimeter waves do...
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20
Apr

ANSES, 5G: health risks around 3.5 GHz unlikely (in view of the available data). For 26 GHz, currently insufficient data.

April 20, 2021
Nous appelons donc à poursuivre la production de connaissance sur ce sujet, en particulier sur les liens entre exposition et effets sanitaires. Nous avons identifié de nouveaux points d’attention. Pour consulter l’intégralité de nos travaux : https://t.co/EPTIL9NWQ4 (9/10) pic.twitter.com/f79w2A1WRo— Anses (@Anses_fr) April 20, 2021 (Auto-translated from French) https://tinyurl.com/brhx5ukx Technological developments and the multiplication of digital...
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12
Apr

Activation of matrix metalloproteinases and FoxO3a in HaCaT keratinocytes by radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure.

April 12, 2021
Kim JH, Kang DJ, Bae JS, et al. Activation of matrix metalloproteinases and FoxO3a in HaCaT keratinocytes by radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure. Scientific Reports. 2021 Apr;11(1):7680. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87263-2. Abstract  As the skin is the largest body organ and critically serves as a barrier, it is frequently exposed and could be physiologically affected by radiofrequency electromagnetic...
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22
Mar

ARPANSA’s misinformation – Guest blog by Victor Leach of ORSAA

March 22, 2021
Source: https://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2021/03/22/arpansas-misinformation-guest-blog-by-victor-leach-of-orsaa/ Posted on March 22, 2021 Below is the next in a series of Guest Blogs on BRHP. The opinions expressed in this Guest Blog are of Victor Leach of ORSAA himself. Publication of these opinions in BRHP does not imply that BRHP automatically agrees with or endorses these opinions. Publication of this, and other guest blogs, facilitates an...
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11
Nov

Human Electromagnetic Field Exposure in 5G at 28 GHz

November 11, 2020
Publisher: IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers S. Kim and I. Nasim, “Human Electromagnetic Field Exposure in 5G at 28 GHz,” in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 41-48, 1 Nov. 2020, doi: 10.1109/MCE.2019.2956223. Abstract: The fifth-generation wireless (5G) has already started showing its capability to achieve extremely fast data transfer, which makes...
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