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PMID:  Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2002 Sep ;5(5):561-8. PMID: 12172481 Abstract Title:  Glucose and reactive oxygen species. Abstract:  PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims at presenting new concepts of glucose-induced damage in diabetes via an increased production of oxygen free radicals.RECENT FINDINGS: Reactive oxygen species modulate various biological functions by stimulating transduction signals, …

Continue reading “Glucose induces oxidative stress, especially by superoxide radical generation.”

PMID:  Microvasc Res. 2010 Dec ;80(3):332-8. Epub 2010 May 21. PMID: 20471990 Abstract Title:  Oxidative stress in response to high glucose levels in endothelial cells and in endothelial progenitor cells: evidence for differential glutathione peroxidase-1 expression. Abstract:  Endothelial cells and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a key role in the pathogenesis of vascular disease. Both …

Continue reading “High glucose induces beta cell oxidative stress, which may underpin the development of type 2 diabetes.”

PMID:  Int J Angiol. 2014 Dec ;23(4):217-26. PMID: 25484552 Abstract Title:  Oxidative stress as a mechanism of added sugar-induced cardiovascular disease. Abstract:  Added sugars comprising of table sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, honey, molasses, and other sweeteners in the prepared processed foods and beverages have been implicated in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases. …

Continue reading “Sugar induces oxidative stress through the mitochondria, NADPH, advanced glycation end products, insulin, and uric acid.”

PMID:  Front Microbiol. 2016 ;7:1378. Epub 2016 Aug 31. PMID: 27630630 Abstract Title:  Exposure of ELF-EMF and RF-EMF Increase the Rate of Glucose Transport and TCA Cycle in Budding Yeast. Abstract:  In this study, we investigated the transcriptional response to 50 Hz extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) and 2.0 GHz radio frequency electromagnetic field …

Continue reading “Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields alter glucose metabolism in budding yeast, providing a possible mechanism by which they may exert their biological effects.”

PMID:  J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2014 ;17(5):247-58. PMID: 25205214 Abstract Title:  Could myelin damage from radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure help explain the functional impairment electrohypersensitivity? A review of the evidence. Abstract:  Myelin provides the electrical insulation for the central and peripheral nervous system and develops rapidly in the first years of life, …

Continue reading “Evidence from in vivo and in vitro and epidemiological studies suggests an association between RF-EMF exposure and either myelin deterioration or a direct impact on neuronal conduction, which may account for many electrohypersensitivity symptoms.”

PMID:  Mediators Inflamm. 2014 ;2014:924184. Epub 2014 Apr 9. PMID: 24812443 Abstract Title:  Metabolic and genetic screening of electromagnetic hypersensitive subjects as a feasible tool for diagnostics and intervention. Abstract:  Growing numbers of"electromagnetic hypersensitive"(EHS) people worldwide self-report severely disabling, multiorgan, non-specific symptoms when exposed to low-dose electromagnetic radiations, often associated with symptoms of multiple chemical …

Continue reading “Electromagnetic hypersensitive individuals have altered glutathione and catalase activity along with a higher risk for polymorphisms in certain xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes.”

PMID:  Int J Neurosci. 2011 Dec ;121(12):670-6. Epub 2011 Sep 5. PMID: 21793784 Abstract Title:  Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: evidence for a novel neurological syndrome. Abstract:  OBJECTIVE: We sought direct evidence that acute exposure to environmental-strength electromagnetic fields (EMFs) could induce somatic reactions (EMF hypersensitivity).METHODS: The subject, a female physician self-diagnosed with EMF hypersensitivity, was exposed to …

Continue reading “This double-blinded provocation procedure offers evidence of a somatic response following exposure to subliminal EMFs that excludes a causative role for psychological processes.”

PMID:  Sci Total Environ. 2012 Jan 1 ;414:103-12. Epub 2011 Dec 5. PMID: 22153604 Abstract Title:  Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: fact or fiction? Abstract:  As the prevalence of wireless telecommunication escalates throughout the world, health professionals are faced with the challenge of patients who report symptoms they claim are connected with exposure to some frequencies of electromagnetic …

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PMID:  Rev Environ Health. 2017 Sep 26 ;32(3):291-299. PMID: 28678737 Abstract Title:  Functional brain MRI in patients complaining of electrohypersensitivity after long term exposure to electromagnetic fields. Abstract:  INTRODUCTION: Ten adult patients with electromagnetic hypersensitivity underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans. All scans were abnormal with abnormalities which were consistent and similar. It …

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PMID:  Rev Environ Health. 2015 ;30(4):217-22. PMID: 26556835 Abstract Title:  The microwave syndrome or electro-hypersensitivity: historical background. Abstract:  Microwave generating equipment first became common during World War 2 with the development of radar. Soviet bloc countries reported that individuals exposed to microwaves frequently developed headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite, sleepiness, difficulty in concentration, poor memory, …

Continue reading “The reported incidence of electromagnetic hypersensitivity is increasing as exposure increases. Excessive exposure may trigger the onset of the syndrome.”