Month

February 2020
13
Feb

Switzerland denies halting 5G rollouts

February 13, 2020
Environmental officials in Switzerland told Mobile World Live (MWL) reports of a blanket ban on future 5G infrastructure deployments in the country due to health concerns were not accurate, with local authorities instead tasked with ruling on the siting of the kit. Responding to a report by Financial Times (FT), a representative of the Federal Office for the Environment...
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11
Feb

Sleep Disordered Breathing and Left Ventricular Scar on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Results of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

February 11, 2020
PMID: 32029066 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8340 Abstract Study objective: To evaluate the independent association between sleep disordered breathing (SDB) using overnight polysomnography (PSG) and left ventricular (LV) scar using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) with late-gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in a community based cohort of the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Methods: Our analytical sample includes 934 participants from the fifth examination of MESA...
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11
Feb

Apple Bid To End IPhone Safety Suit Prompts Discovery Order

February 11, 2020
Law360 (February 10, 2020, 9:44 PM EST) — A California federal judge refused Apple‘s motion to dismiss a proposed class action claiming it fraudulently marketed iPhones as safe and exposed consumers to excessive radiofrequency radiation, instead converting the motion to a summary judgment bid and sending the case to discovery. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said...
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11
Feb

Continuous Light-Induced PCOS-Like Changes in Reproduction, Metabolism, and Gut Microbiota in Sprague-Dawley Rats

February 11, 2020
Front. Microbiol., 21 January 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03145 Abstract The interplay between genetic and environmental risk factors contributes to the pathogenesis of metabolic disease. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age. Circadian rhythm disruption is an important risk factor for PCOS. In this study, we evaluated the...
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11
Feb

European Parliament Briefing – Effects of 5G Wireless Communication on Human Health

February 11, 2020
  PDF: EPRS_BRI(2020)646172_EN
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09
Feb

German gov’t sets up center to inform citizens on mobile network radiation

February 9, 2020
BERLIN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — German Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Svenja Schulze inaugurated a new government center on Wednesday to which citizens can turn with their health questions regarding the radiation of mobile networks and electricity grids. The minister stressed that digitization and the transition to renewable energies were “crucial...
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09
Feb

Saliva cortisol, melatonin levels and circadian rhythm alterations in Chinese primary school children with dyslexia

February 9, 2020
RESEARCH ARTICLE: OBSERVATIONAL STUDY Medicine: February 2020 – Volume 99 – Issue 6 – p e19098 doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019098 Abstract Cortisol is the main end product of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal gland (HPA axis), and melatonin (MT) has a regulating effect on HPA axis, and both are closely related to individual behavior and cognitive function. We aimed to evaluate cortisol and MT roles on children dyslexia in...
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06
Feb

Evaluation of the Genotoxicity of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation in Male and Female Rats and Mice Following Subchronic Exposure

February 6, 2020
Smith-Roe SL, Wyde ME, Stout MD, et al. Evaluation of the genotoxicity of cell phone radiofrequency radiation in male and female raSts and mice following subchronic exposure. Environ Mol Mutagen. 2020;61(2):276–290. doi:10.1002/em.22343 Abstract The National Toxicology Program tested two common radiofrequency radiation (RFR) modulations emitted by cellular telephones in a 2-year rodent cancer bioassay that included...
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06
Feb

Vodacom’s 5G deal with Liquid will entrench its dominance, Telkom warns

February 6, 2020
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05
Feb

5G Services To Come To S. Africa This Year, Vodacom Says

February 5, 2020
By PYMNTS Posted on February 5, 2020 After a significant partnership last year that expanded its business, Vodacom Group Chief Executive Shameel Joosub announced on Tuesday (Feb. 4) that the company will collaborate with Liquid Telecom to bring 5G mobile services to South Africa. Starting this year, the two companies will offer customers joint 5G mobile services. Mobile consumers...
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