Monthly Archives: February 2011

EMFs and biochemistry

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Evidence is accumulating that electromagnetic fields induce biochemical changes. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that cellphone EMFs temporarily boost brain cell metabolism. We don’t know yet if this is good, bad or indifferent.

A study published a few years ago in the Journal of Biochemistry shows that cellphone EMFs affect proteins. And ongoing research in Germany details how low-level EMFs inhibit tamoxifen, an anticancer drug widely used to treat breast cancer.

Most of us live in EMFs that are higher than humans evolved with. In that sense we’re all guinea pigs. It’s time we had more research on the biochemical effects of EMFs.

Nanotech: for good and ill

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A pair of research papers shows nanotechnology’s Jekyll and Hyde nature. A paper in Nature Nanotechnology details research that suggests carbon nanotubes could be used to treat strokes and other brain injuries. A paper in Environmental Science & Technology shows that nanoparticles in the environment can enter a food chain and become concentrated as they move up the chain. Nanoparticles are a potential health hazard because, undirected, they can kill cells and concentrate in organs.