New study shows insects highly absorb 5G frequencies

New study shows insects highly absorb 5G frequencies
by Theodora Scarato, ehn.org, 7 February 2025

A study published in the International Journal of Radiation Biology examined how 5G and next generation wireless radiofrequency (RF) radiation frequencies are absorbed into brain and body tissues of 4 different insects - the honeybee, wasp, ladybug and praying mantis.

In short

• RF radiation absorption can rise sharply in insects depending on several variables, including the waves’ frequency and polarization, and the insect’s size, structure, and morphology.
• Because of this, the specific frequencies that had the highest rate of absorption into the insects brain tissue, varied widely among species.
• For example, maximal RF absorption into the insects’ brain and inner tissues was found at 6, 12, and 25 GHz, except the brain tissue of a ladybug (max at 60 GHz) due to its smaller head.
• However, absorption into insects’ cuticles (their hard outside covering) increased with frequency; for instance, the ladybug cuticle’s rate rose from 0.1 W/kg at 2.5 GHz to 11.9 W/kg at 100 GHz - 119 times higher.

27 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health (6 February 2025)

 27 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health (6 February 2025)

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, 6 February 2025

Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of California Berkeley, has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates.

To see abstracts for the most recent papers or to download volumes 1 to 3 of this collection go to:

https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html

Recent Research on Wireless Radiation and Electromagnetic Fields

The Collision between Wireless and Biology

Two letters attacking WHO-sponsored Systematic Review on RF-EMF Exposure and Cancer by Karipidis et al. (2024) and Authors' (Inadequate) Responses

New Report Contradicts Telecom Industry Claim That Wireless Radiation Is Safe

New Report Contradicts Telecom Industry Claim That Wireless Radiation Is Safe
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, February 6, 2025

A new peer-reviewed scientific report outlines a mechanism by which non-ionizing radiation can disrupt the biology of living systems, even at levels much lower than what’s needed to heat tissues. The telecom industry has consistently claimed that non-ionizing radiation is harmless to human health.

The basis for the wireless industry’s claim that radiation is safe for humans is scientifically erroneous, according to the author of a new peer-reviewed scientific report.

Paul Héroux, Ph.D., authored the report, which was published Jan. 30 in Heliyon, one of Elsevier’s journals on its ScienceDirect platform.

Héroux, an associate professor of medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a medical scientist in McGill University Health Center’s surgery department, has years of experience in physics and electrical engineering.

He is also vice chair of the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF), a “consortium of scientists, doctors and researchers” who study wireless radiation and make recommendations for wireless radiation exposure guidelines “based on the best peer-reviewed research publications.”

French PhoneGate exposes potential SAR risks Samsung Galaxy S25. Another RadiationGate?

French PhoneGate exposes potential SAR risks Samsung Galaxy S25. Another RadiationGate?
secondarymarket.news, 2 February 2025

French pressure group, PhoneGate, has unveiled significant discrepancies between the official and actual SAR values – radiation – for the new Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+. While Samsung claims that the devices comply with European standards—reporting values such as 1.294 W/kg for the Galaxy S25 head—the real exposure measured under normal usage conditions reaches as high as 9.705 W/kg according to PhoneGate. Their independent SAR calculator indicates that actual exposure levels drastically exceed European regulatory limits of 2 W/kg for the head and trunk and 4 W/kg for limbs. The Samsung Galaxy S25+ shows similar dangerous deviations, further fueling concerns about the hidden risks posed to users. A new Apple iPhone 12 RadiationGate in the make?

Secondary market under pressure

The hidden SAR realities caused ripples in the secondary market. Following regulatory pressure in France over its excessive SAR levels, the Apple iPhone 12 was pulled from the market, significantly impacting used and refurbished Apple iPhone 12 resellers. Vendors were left with unsellable inventory, and some even faced financial ruin—a stark example of how radiation concerns can disrupt secondary market dynamics.

Apple moved to address radiation concerns

In response, French authorities pressured Apple to mitigate these risks. And with the new Apple iOS 17.1 update, those SAR values were reduced. We wonder what Samsung will do. Dr Marc Arazi, president of PhoneGate Alert, emphasizes the urgency for regulatory reforms that reflect real-life usage, urging both manufacturers and European authorities to address these critical health and market issues.

https://secondarymarket.news/blog/secondary-market-sar-impact-apple-iphone12-s25-samsung/

Wi-Fi, Cell Towers May Soon Be Spying on You Without Your Consent

Wi-Fi, Cell Towers May Soon Be Spying on You Without Your Consent
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, February 4, 2025

Wireless radiation could be used to surveil people without their knowledge or consent, even if they aren’t wearing a “smart” device or holding a cellphone, according to the authors of a new study.

The study authors — engineering faculty members with the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science at the University of Porto, Portugal — posted their report Jan. 24 on the Cornell University open-access research website, arXiv.

The study showcases hardware the authors designed that leveraged ambient wireless radiofrequency (RF) radiation to detect and render a visual image of human activity — such as waving a hand or a person’s breathing rate — with over 90% accuracy.

Their design involved a thin programmable surface — a Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) — that communicates with computers and artificial intelligence (AI).

RIS can manipulate and steer Wi-Fi signals in controlled ways, explained Fariha Husain, manager of Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless Program. “By adjusting how radio waves reflect off this surface, the researchers were able to enhance signal-sensitivity and improve their ability to detect subtle human movements.”

Rise in Aggression, Hallucinations Among Teens Tied to Cellphone Use

Rise in Aggression, Hallucinations Among Teens Tied to Cellphone Use
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org,  January 30, 2025

The trend is particularly pronounced in girls, 65% of whom are distressed or struggling in a manner that substantially impairs their ability to function effectively in the world and rises to the level of clinical concern, according to the authors of a study published this month.

Feelings of aggression, anger and hallucinations are rising sharply among adolescents in the U.S. and India — and the increase is linked to the progressively younger age at which children are acquiring cellphones, according to a new study.

Researchers with the nonprofit Sapien Labs wrote in their Jan. 23 report:

“Swift action is needed to safeguard younger generations from a future marked by increased anger, aggression, and violence. … We urge parents at the very least to delay giving their child a smartphone until at least 8th grade or age 13 so as to give them more time to develop healthier social skills and reduce tendencies for anger and aggression.”

The report was based on data from 10,475 adolescents ages 13-17 in the U.S. and India, with roughly 5,000 teens from each country.

Phonegate: Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+, alarming exposure levels

Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+, alarming exposure levels
By : Phonegate Team • 30 Jan 2025

Official values mask a disturbing reality

The new Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+ feature SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) levels claimed to comply with European standards. Here are the official values provided by the manufacturer:

However, these figures do not reflect users’ actual exposure under normal conditions of use. Our actual SAR calculator reveals much higher levels:

These values far exceed European regulatory limits, set at 2 W/kg for the head and trunk and 4 W/kg for the limbs. This was also the case just recently for the Galaxy S24!

Manufacturers, an obstacle to the evolution of standards

Since 2020, France has officially asked the European Commission to modify the rules for measuring SAR, by requiring that it be calculated in direct contact with the body, and not at a distance of 5 mm, as is currently the case for SAR trunk 12. This request remains unanswered, largely due to the resistance of manufacturers, who continue to favor measurements far removed from actual use.

Continue reading:
https://phonegatealert.org/en/samsung-galaxy-s25-and-s25-alarming-exposure-levels/

Switzerland: Mobile telephony: The Federal Office for the Environment only checks limit values for “plausibility”

Mobile telephony: FOEN only checks limit values for “plausibility”
by Pascal Sigg, infosperber.ch, 23 January 2025 - DeepL translation

Swisscom and Co. are allowed to calculate themselves whether faulty antennas comply with the limit values. This is shown by documents from a pilot project.

The limit values are the key issue in the dispute over the expansion of the Swiss mobile network. However, for a long time there was hardly any monitoring of whether approved antennas even complied with them. The Federal Supreme Court therefore called on the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) to check the antennas on site (Infosperber reported).

(Photo): Two workers check a Swisscom mobile phone antenna © Cablex AG

The result of a pilot project: almost 40 percent of the randomly checked installations deviated from the approved installation. The FOEN communicated the results of the project in a “fact sheet”. According to this, the deviations did not result in any antenna exceeding the limits.

No limit values exceeded - or were they?

Documents that Infosperber received from the FOEN based on the Public Disclosure Act (BGÖ) show: This was the conclusion that the antenna operators wanted the FOEN to communicate. The industry association Asut intervened with Urs Walker, Head of the Noise and Non-Ionizing Radiation Department, even though representatives of the individual providers were already involved in the project. In a corresponding letter from Asut, it states that the FOEN inspections had not revealed any exceedance of the precautionary installation limit values, which is “certainly the most important finding of the clarifications carried out to date”.

But this cannot be verified independently.

India: Mumbai: Doctors Urge Union Govt To Postpone 5G Radiation Norms, Citing Lack Of Scientific Studies On Adverse Effects

Note: The initiative has been launched under the banner of Awaken India Movement (AIM).  The organization is opposing the recent relaxations in 5G radiation rules as the power density for a 5G Base Tower Station has been increased to 5 watts per square meter from 1 watt. The maximum public exposure limit for a cell tower in the U.S. is 10 watts per square meter.

Mumbai: Doctors Urge Union Govt To Postpone 5G Radiation Norms, Citing Lack Of Scientific Studies On Adverse Effects

Dhairya Gajara, freepressjournal.in, Updated: January 29, 2025

Doctors from across the country have urged the Ministry of Communications to postpone the introduction of revised 5G radiation norms citing public health risks, cybersecurity threats and environmental concerns. The medical professionals have alleged lack of transparency and public engagement in the implementation of norms which are scheduled to be effective from February 1.

(Photo): Doctors Call for Postponement of 5G Radiation Norms, Highlighting Unstudied Health Risks | Representative Image

Mumbai: Doctors from across the country have urged the Ministry of Communications to postpone the introduction of revised 5G radiation norms citing public health risks, cybersecurity threats and environmental concerns. The medical professionals have alleged lack of transparency and public engagement in the implementation of norms which are scheduled to be effective from February 1.

Wireless Radiation Sickness Gets a New Name: ‘EMR Syndrome’

Wireless radiation sickness has a new and more universally acceptable name: Electromagnetic Radiation Syndrome, or EMR Syndrome. The two most important criteria for the new name were that it would be easily understandable by the public, and wouldn’t stigmatize or blame those with the condition.

Wireless Radiation Sickness Gets a New Name: ‘EMR Syndrome’
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 28 January 2025

The OneName Project brought together people living with wireless radiation sickness, leading wireless radiation experts, safe technology advocates and medical professionals to choose a single, unifying, non-stigmatizing term for illness caused by exposure to wireless radiation and electromagnetic fields.

Wireless radiation sickness has a new and more universally acceptable name: Electromagnetic Radiation Syndrome, or EMR Syndrome, according to a press release issued by the OneName Project.

EMR Syndrome is a “new unifying name for a 21st-century health crisis,” the press release said.

Millions of people experience physical symptoms — including headaches, insomnia, heart palpitations and more — when exposed to electromagnetic radiation (EMR), according to the press release.

Switzerland: SICEM Self-Help Groups: In creation: VAUD, Gland - 1st meeting January 28, 2025

We wish to inform English speakers about the self-help groups set up in French-speaking Switzerland on electrohypersensitivity 

Switzerland: SICEM Self-Help Groups: In creation: VAUD, Gland - 1st meeting January 28, 2025

 In creation: VAUD, Gland

1st meeting: TUESDAY, January 28, 2025 - Gland - 17.30-19.00

Also, a meeting taking place in Boudry, canton Neuchâtel in January.

coordination@alerte.ch

Digital devices in primary school: educational tools or radiation source?

 

Article from Germany about the use of digital devices in schools. It makes the excellent point that health aspects of exposure to radiation from these devices and Wi-Fi are seldom discussed.

Digital devices in primary school: educational tools or radiation source?

Frankenpost, 19 January 2025 - translation

The increasing use of smartphones and tablets in elementary school not only raises questions about media literacy, but also about health safety. According to a Bitkom study, 17% of children of primary school age already have their own cell phone and 42% have a tablet.

This means that many children are exposed to electromagnetic radiation from mobile devices at an early age - an aspect that has unfortunately received little attention to date.

Early contact: what are the risks?

Wireless radiation and health: making the case for proteomics research of individual sensitivity

Wireless radiation and health: making the case for proteomics research of individual sensitivity - Opinion article
Dariusz Leszczynski, Front. Public Health, Sec. Radiation and Health, 10 January 2025
Volume 12 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1543818

Introduction

The current deployment of the fifth generation of wireless communication technology (5G) has reignited the long-standing debate around the possibility of health effects from the radiation emitted by the existing wireless communication devices and networks and the new ones introduced by the 5G. The opposition of the part of society toward wireless communication technologies is caused by the uncertainty of whether this radiation affects humans as well as fauna and flora.

Some of the population considers themselves sensitive to wireless radiation, the so-called electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS). Currently, the existence of EHS has not yet been proven scientifically. However, according to the definition of health of the World Health Organization (1) where “health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”, any person believing his/her health is affected or sensitive to wireless radiation experiences a health effect caused by the wireless radiation. According to the WHO definition of health, just a belief in having EHS and experiencing non-specific symptoms, physiological and/or psychological, is experiencing the health effects of wireless technology. Hence, it is correct to claim that wireless radiation causes health effects.

Continue reading:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1543818/full

Ireland: Growing up without your own smartphone

This article includes a discussion of smartphone bans in primary and secondary schools in Europe.

Mobile phone ban in Ireland - Growing up without your own smartphone
by Michael Gerber, srf,ch, 22 Dec. 2024 - auto-translation

Children should be allowed to be children again – spared from social media and cyberbullying. This is what many parents and schools in Ireland want, who have agreed to ban smartphones.

(Photo): Rachel (left) and her sister Jane snack on homemade strawberry cake. RTS

It's afternoon snack time for 10-year-old Jane and her 8-year-old sister Rachel. The two girls have baked a strawberry cake, which their mother Christina Capatina cuts into pieces and distributes.

Rachel and Jane could score points on Instagram and other social media with their strawberry cake. But the girls don't have smartphones to post pictures of it. "Other children find it hard. I can live well without a smartphone," says Rachel. "The whole world doesn't need to see this strawberry cake."

Voluntary renunciation is becoming more common

WHO Cell Phone Radiation Cancer Study is “Seriously Flawed”

New Publication: WHO Cell Phone Radiation Cancer Study is “Seriously Flawed”

icbe-emf.org, 15 January 2025

Scientists conclude the review does not assure wireless safety, and should not be used to set public health policy

Media Contact:
Joel Moskowitz PhD
Email: jmm@berkeley.edu

A Letter to the Editor published in the journal Environment International by the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF) concludes that a recently published World Health Organization (WHO) systematic review and meta-analysis on cell phone radiofrequency radiation (RFR) and cancer risk by Karipidis et al. (2024) is scientifically flawed and does not provide a reliable assessment of the evidence on brain cancer risk associated with the use of cell phones and other wireless technologies. The ICBE-EMF are experts in researching the health effects of RFR from wireless devices and infrastructure including cell phones, Wi-Fi and cell towers.

ICBE-EMF’s scientific leadership points to numerous significant flaws in the WHO review that combine to understate the cancer risk from wireless exposure and undermine the validity of the study’s conclusions, raising serious concerns about its impact on public health policy.

Official Launch of Stop5G: An initiative of Children's Health Defense

New initiative from Children's Health Defense
stop5g.org/  10 January 2025

Explore this website to find resources and step-by-step guides to push back against the reckless expansion of cell towers in your neighborhood. Make use of Stop5G™ Community Empowerment Consulting services to maximize your effectiveness. 

Contact us for a free initial consultation today.

Stop A Proposed Cell Tower

A comprehensive 10-step guide to push back against proposed cell towers in your community.

Challenge An Existing Cell Tower
A comprehensive 10-step guide to challenge existing cell towers in your community.

Challenge A Smart Meter Mandate
A comprehensive guide to challenge smart and digital utility meter mandates.

https://www.stop5g.org/

France : 5G: Legal action continues against the ANSES report

5G: our legal action continues against the ANSES report
By : Phonegate Team • 8 Jan 2025

On January 6, 2025, the associations Phonegate Alert, Robin des Toits and the European Cancer and Environment Research Institute (ECERI) filed new claims with the Administrative Court of Melun as part of their legal action against the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES). The proceedings are aimed at challenging the public consultation, opinion and report on 5G published by the agency on April 20, 2021.

ANSES is playing for time with regard to 5G: two years of silence to benefit industry

• ANSES took two years to respond to the initial conclusions submitted by the associations, finally providing its response in August 2024
• The legal action is led by Lisa Arazi, a public law attorney 1, who states:

“In our reply brief, we pointed out the irregularity of the public consultation procedure carried out by ANSES concerning the expert report on 5G. This consultation, in disregard of the rules applicable to optional public consultations, excluded the comments submitted by Phonegate Alert, ECERI and Robin des Toits. We have also highlighted the consequences of this exclusion on the legality of both the report and the opinion formulated by this agency”.

22 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health (7 January 2025)

22 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health (7 January 2025)
Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, 7 January 2025

Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of California Berkeley, has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates.

To see abstracts for the most recent papers or to download volumes 1 to 3 of this collection go to:
https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html

Recent Research on Wireless Radiation and Electromagnetic Fields

World Health Organization’s EMF Project’s Systemic Reviews on the Association Between RF Exposure and Health Effects Encounter Challenges

Exposure to RF-EMF from mobile phone base station increases with increasing population density

New method to measure 5G radiation from mobile phones and base stations

Exposure to RF-EMF from mobile phone base station increases with increasing population density

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), News Release, 2 January 2025

A team of researchers from Project GOLIAT has developed and applied a new protocol to measure exposure to mobile phone radiation, in particular from 5G. The researchers measured radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) levels during three different scenarios: when the mobile device is in flight mode (non-user), when the mobile phone is used intensively by either downloading or uploading data. The study demonstrates that exposure to RF-EMF from mobile phone base station increases with increasing population density. However, mobile phones transmit most strongly in areas with poor network quality.

The research was conducted in Switzerland, one of the first countries in Europe to roll out 5G networks on a large scale. The results have now been published in Environmental Research and provide relevant data for epidemiological research, risk management and risk communication.