A comprehensive mechanism of biological and health effects of anthropogenic extremely low frequency and wireless communication electromagnetic fields

This well-referenced literature review (373 refs.) explains how electromagnetic fields (EMF) produced in wireless communications--which are polarized, coherent microwaves with highly variable intensity and modulated and pulsed at extremely low frequencies--cause "cancer, infertility, electro-hypersensitivity, and various other pathologies.

Review Article

A comprehensive mechanism of biological and health effects of anthropogenic extremely low frequency and wireless communication electromagnetic fields

Panagopoulos DJ, Yakymenko I, De Iuliis GN, Chrousos GP.

Front. Public Health, 04 June 2025

Sec. Radiation and Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1585441

Exposure to anthropogenic electromagnetic fields (EMFs), especially those of wireless communications (WC) has increased tremendously. This is an unprecedented phenomenon throughout biological evolution because, all anthropogenic EMFs, being fully polarized, coherent, and, especially WC EMFs, highly variable, differ substantially from the natural EMFs. WC EMFs consist of Microwave (MW) carrier waves, modulated, by Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) signals, and included in on/off pulses repeated at various ELF rates. Moreover, they exhibit intense random variability, mainly in the Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) band. Thus, WC EMFs are a combination of MW and ELF/ULF EMFs. The combination of polarization/coherence and intense low-frequency (ELF/ULF) variability seems to be the key to EMF-bioactivity. Epidemiological and laboratory studies highlight a connection between ELF or WC EMF exposure and cancer, infertility, electro-hypersensitivity, and various other pathologies. Studies also find DNA damage and Oxidative Stress (OS) which explain these pathologies. While man-made EMFs cannot directly ionize molecules, they are capable of doing this indirectly in biological tissue, by triggering the biosynthesis of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) which can damage biomolecules, including DNA. The (over)production of ROS and the consequent OS are triggered by irregular gating of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels (VGICs) in the cell membranes as described by the Ion Forced Oscillation (IFO)-VGIC mechanism: Mobile ions within VGICs forced to oscillate by the applied ELF/ULF EMFs exert forces on the voltage sensors of the VGICs, similar to or greater than the forces that physiologically gate those channels, resulting in their irregular gating (dysfunction). Dysfunction of ion channels disrupts intracellular ionic concentrations. This triggers ROS overproduction and OS by the ROS-generating systems/enzymes in the cells, such as the electron transport chain (ETC) in the mitochondria, or the NADPH/NADH oxidases (NOXs), the Nitric Oxide synthases (NOS), etc. The IFO-VGIC mechanism and the consequent OS constitute a comprehensive mechanism that explains all known adverse biological and health effects reported to be induced by anthropogenic EMFs.

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1585441/full

‘Something Is Terribly Wrong’: How a Startup 5G Wireless Company Changed Our Family’s Life

‘Something Is Terribly Wrong’: How a Startup 5G Wireless Company Changed Our Family’s Life

When Santa Monica, California, resident Lenka Kabilka noticed construction noise on the roof of her apartment complex, she investigated. Kabilka learned that a cell site/base station was being installed right above her apartment by Starry Inc., a new startup wireless company deploying its new millimeter wave 5G technology.

By Lenka Kabilka, chidrenshealthdefense.org, 28 May 2025

Back in late November of 2020, my life changed, my health was taken away and my fight began.

It all started when I noticed construction noise on the roof of our apartment complex directly above my apartment. I have enjoyed living in my rental apartment for the past 30 years with my two sons.

I generally do not pay much attention when construction within our apartment complex is going on. However, this time, since we were in the middle of the COVID-19 lockdowns and my job restricted me to working from home, the loud construction work was something I could not ignore.

I found out that a cell site/base station was being installed right above my apartment by Starry Inc. I had never heard of this company, so I looked them up on the web and learned it was a new startup wireless company deploying its new millimeter wave 5G technology.

Switzerland: Electrohypersensitivity - a repressed condition

Electrohypersensitivity - a repressed condition
by Pascal Sigg, Die Wochenzeitung, 11 May 2025 - DeepL translation

Kathrin Luginbühl is one of many people in Switzerland who have been suffering for years from symptoms that they attribute to electromagnetic radiation - in particular to mobile telephony and WLAN. Although her symptoms are serious - palpitations, stabbing headaches, massive sleep deprivation - her suffering is not officially recognized as an illness. Scientific research has so far refused to provide a clear classification, although there has been evidence of biological effects far below the applicable limits for decades.

Hadlikon was a place of retreat for Luginbühl, a “radiation refuge”, as the article in the weekly newspaper calls it - a rare place with comparatively low mobile phone exposure. But with the construction of a new mobile phone antenna, she also lost this last refuge. She had already had to give up her home four times before because of newly erected antennas. The courts dismissed her appeals on the grounds that the radiation exposure was below the precautionary limits. The fact that Luginbühl falls seriously ill below these levels is ignored.

Defining Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS)

Defining Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS)
openaccessgovernment.org/, First Published: 2nd April 2025, Last Modified: 2nd April 2025

Michael Bevington, Chair of Trustees at Electrosensitivity UK, examines the history of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) over the past 275 years, highlighting key 18th-century discoveries and early reports of health issues related to electromagnetic fields (EMFs)

Table 1. Twenty conscious EHS symptoms were listed by 1800 and again in 2023-24 from 5G

There have been various definitions of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) over the last 275 years. This article shows that EHS conscious symptoms in the 1700s were the same as from 5G in 2023-2024. It describes the wide spectrum of sensitivity to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs). Finally, it lists subconscious symptoms and names for EHS.

The discovery of electrical sensitivity in 1733

Individual Sensitivity to Wireless Radiation

Individual Sensitivity to Wireless Radiation

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/64593/individual-sensitivity-to-wireless-radiation/articles

In March of 2025, Frontiers in Public Health focused on a special research topic "Individual Sensitivity to Wireless Radiation",  publishing 5 articles/papers: 

1. Self-diagnosing electromagnetic hypersensitivity - a case study

2. Could electrohypersensitivity be a specific form of high sensory processing sensitivity?

3. Modern health worries and exposure perceptions of individuals reporting varying levels of sensitivity to electromagnetic fields: results of two successive surveys

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

5. Does radiofrequency radiation impact sleep? A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover pilot study

The Appeal of Electrohypersensitive People to all elected officials and doctors in Europe

EMP VICTIMS: we are victims of electromagnetic pollution.
Our European, national and local elected representatives, our health institutions and our doctors can no longer ignore us.

Sign and share this appeal with those around you. Let's unite: our number will be our strength. This European appeal was launched last week Even if you don't ive in Europe, you can sign this Appeal to support us.

Link to signature page: https://empvictims.org/

The Appeal of ElectroHyperSensitive People to all elected officials and doctors in Europe
EHS IS A HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY

Click here to download the appeal in PDF:
in French / in English / in Dutch

United Kingdom: EM Radiation Research Trust question the use of £500 million taxpayer funds for phone masts throughout the UK

Many informative links in this letter.

EM Radiation Research Trust question the use of £500 million taxpayer funds for phone masts throughout the UK
radiationresearch.org/, 11 February 2025

Letter sent via Email to Sir Christopher John Bryant MP Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms

Sent: 11 February 2025 13:48
From Eileen O’Connor Director, EM Radiation Research Trust

For the attention of Sir Christopher John Bryant MP Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms

Dear Sir Christopher John Bryant MP

The EM Radiation Research Trust question the use of £500 million taxpayer funds for phone masts throughout the UK.

The EM Radiation Research Trust are concerned to hear that the taxpayer is now funding a government scheme to install phone masts to boost signals throughout the UK including ‘non-spots’, the countryside, Areas of Outstanding National Beauty and National Parks leaving no place left to escape for those who do not wish to be exposed to non-ionizing radiation and for those who suffer with electrosensitivity.

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.