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Research and Studies
11
Aug

Long-term night shift work is associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease

August 11, 2021
Ningjian Wang, Ying Sun, Haojie Zhang, Bin Wang, Chi Chen, Yuying Wang, Jie Chen, Xiao Tan, Jihui Zhang, Fangzhen Xia, Lu Qi, Yingli Lu, Long-term night shift work is associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease, European Heart Journal, 2021;, ehab505, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab505
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11
Aug

Myopia incidence and lifestyle changes among school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based prospective study

August 11, 2021
Zhang X, Cheung SSL, Chan H, et al Myopia incidence and lifestyle changes among school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based prospective study British Journal of Ophthalmology Published Online First: 02 August 2021. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319307 Abstract Background The impacts of social restrictions for COVID-19 on children’s vision and lifestyle remain unknown. Aims To investigate myopia incidence, spherical equivalent refraction (SER) and lifestyle changes among schoolchildren...
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11
Aug

A non-technical summary of predatory journals and the impact they could have on the patient community

August 11, 2021
Source: Centre for Journalology http://www.ohri.ca/journalology/oss-patients-and-public This section may be useful to the public, patients, and to journalists trying to better understand predatory journals. What is a predatory journal? When a researcher finishes a study, they aim to publish their research findings in an academic journal. There are many legitimate academic journals, but some journals are...
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10
Aug

Needed: More Reliable Bioeffects Studies at “High Band” 5G Frequencies

August 10, 2021
PERSPECTIVE article Front. Comms. Net., 10 August 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frcmn.2021.721925 Foster KR and Vijayalaxmi (2021) Needed: More Reliable Bioeffects Studies at “High Band” 5G Frequencies. Front. Comms. Net 2:721925. doi: 10.3389/frcmn.2021.721925 One major source of controversy related to possible health effects of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) is the large number of reported statistically significant effects of exposure, over the...
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09
Aug

Transcriptomic Profile Reveals Deregulation of Hearing-Loss Related Genes in Vestibular Schwannoma Cells Following Electromagnetic Field Exposure

August 9, 2021
Colciago, A.; Audano, M.; Bonalume, V.; Melfi, V.; Mohamed, T.; Reid, A.J.; Faroni, A.; Greer, P.A.; Mitro, N.; Magnaghi, V. Transcriptomic Profile Reveals Deregulation of Hearing-Loss Related Genes in Vestibular Schwannoma Cells Following Electromagnetic Field Exposure. Cells 2021, 10, 1840. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071840 Abstract Hearing loss (HL) is the most common sensory disorder in the world population. One common cause...
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09
Aug

Impact of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms on Addiction Vulnerability in Adolescents

August 9, 2021
Ryan W. Logan, Brant P. Hasler, Erika E. Forbes, Peter L. Franzen, Mary M. Torregrossa, Yanhua H. Huang, Daniel J. Buysse, Duncan B. Clark, Colleen A. McClung, Impact of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms on Addiction Vulnerability in Adolescents, Biological Psychiatry, Volume 83, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 987-996, ISSN 0006-3223,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.11.035. Abstract Sleep homeostasis and circadian function are important...
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08
Aug

Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Disruption: Causes, Metabolic Consequences, and Countermeasures

August 8, 2021
Gregory D. M. Potter, Debra J. Skene, Josephine Arendt, Janet E. Cade, Peter J. Grant, Laura J. Hardie, Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Disruption: Causes, Metabolic Consequences, and Countermeasures, Endocrine Reviews, Volume 37, Issue 6, 1 December 2016, Pages 584–608, https://doi.org/10.1210/er.2016-1083 Abstract Circadian (∼24-hour) timing systems pervade all kingdoms of life and temporally optimize behavior and physiology in...
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06
Aug

Effects of artificial light at night on the nest-site selection, reproductive success and behavior of a synanthropic bird

August 6, 2021
Jhih-Syuan Wang, Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Chih-Ming Hung, Effects of artificial light at night on the nest-site selection, reproductive success and behavior of a synanthropic bird, Environmental Pollution, Volume 288, 2021, 117805, ISSN 0269-7491, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117805.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749121013877) Abstract Understanding how artificial light at night (ALAN) impacts wildlife is increasingly important because more and more species are colonizing urban areas. As most of the bird studies on...
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06
Aug

Evaluation of electromagnetic field exposure in indoor spaces where there are located base stations with distributed antenna system

August 6, 2021
M. Nedelcu, V. Niţu and T. Petrescu, “Evaluation of electromagnetic field exposure in indoor spaces where there are located base stations with distributed antenna system,” 2021 International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems (ISSCS), 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISSCS52333.2021.9497401. Abstract: In the context of the future development of the 5G (fifth generation) network, this paper focuses...
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06
Aug

Effects of Wi-Fi Radiofrequency Radiation on Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

August 6, 2021
Said-Salman I, Yassine W, Rammal A, Hneino M, Yusef H, Moustafa M. Effects of Wi-Fi Radiofrequency Radiation on Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Bioelectromagnetics. 2021 Aug 1. doi: 10.1002/bem.22364. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34337771. Abstract The hazardous consequences of electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure represent a public health concern. Common sources of EMF include smartphones and wireless...
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