Electromagnetic Sensitivity studies

• Psychophysiological Tests and Provocation of Subjects With Mobile Phone Related Symptoms
  • “The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of exposure to a mobile phone-like radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic field on persons experiencing subjective symptoms when using mobile phones (MP).”
  • Conclusion: “The results of our study do not support the hypothesis that exposure to MP-like RF fields can explain perceived MP-attributed symptoms, nor that exposure affects memory functions.”
  • https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.20195
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• Are some people sensitive to mobile phone signals? Within participants double blind randomised provocation study
  • “Objective To test whether people who report being sensitive to mobile phone signals have more symptoms when exposed to a pulsing mobile signal than when exposed to a sham signal or a non-pulsing signal.”
  • “Conclusions No evidence was found to indicate that people with self reported sensitivity to mobile phone signals are able to detect such signals or that they react to them with increased symptom severity. As sham exposure was sufficient to trigger severe symptoms in some participants, psychological factors may have an important role in causing this condition.”
  • https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38765.519850.55
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• Do People With Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance Attributed to Electromagnetic Fields Display Physiological Effects When Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields? A Systematic Review of Provocation Studies
  •  “Using a systematic literature search, we identified 29 single or double-blind experiments in which participants with IEI-EMF were exposed to different EMF levels and in which objectively measured outcomes were assessed.”
  • Conclusion: “At present, there is no reliable evidence to suggest that people with IEI-EMF experience unusual physiological reactions as a result of exposure to EMF. This supports suggestions that EMF is not the main cause of their ill health.”
  • https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.20690
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• Radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure and non-specific
  symptoms of ill health: A systematic review
  • “This article is a systematic review of whether everyday exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) causes symptoms, and whether some individuals are able to detect low-level RF-EMF (below the ICNIRP [International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection] guidelines).”
  • “There was no evidence that EHS individuals could detect presence or absence of RF-EMF better than other persons.”
  • “Some of the trials provided evidence for the occurrence of nocebo effects.”
  • “This review showed that the large majority of individuals who claims to be able to detect low level RF-EMF are not able to do so under double-blind conditions. If such individuals exist, they represent a small minority and have not been identified yet. The available observational studies do not allow differentiating between biophysical from EMF and nocebo effects.”
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2008.02.003
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• UMTS Base Station-like Exposure, Well-Being, and Cognitive Performance
  • “OBJECTIVES: We investigated the influence of a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) base station-like signal on well-being and cognitive performance in subjects with and without self-reported sensitivity to RF EMF.”
  • “CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to a recent Dutch study, we could not confirm a short-term effect of UMTS base station-like exposure on well-being. The reported effects on brain functioning were marginal and may have occurred by chance. Peak spatial absorption in brain tissue was considerably smaller than during use of a mobile phone. No conclusions can be drawn regarding short-term effects of cell phone exposure or the effects of long-term base station-like exposure on human health.”
  • https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8934
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