background & aim: electromagnetic waves can damage sex organs and cause hormonal disorders, whereas garlic is known as reducing risk factors for various diseases. the aim of this study was to investigate the probable effects of mobile phone radiation and consumption of garlic on estrogen and progesterone levels and ovarian changes. experimental: five groups of rats (n = 8) were used which g...

For the first time, researchers have confirmed a long-suspected link between precipitation and plague. After reviewing nearly half a cen-tury's worth of data, a team of scientists from New Mexico and Colorado have found a strong tie between above-average precipitation during New Mexico winters and an increase in human cases of the still-dreaded plague. Their research, funded by the National Sci...

Microwave energy was used to cure polymer coatings on instrument-grade wood. A processing method was developed that included spray coating the polymer onto raw wood panels and pulling the coated panels through a 2.45GHz multi-mode microwave cavity by means of a low-power motor. Materials characterization and testing used to analyze the feasibility of using microwave processing as a coating meth...

The behavior of cultured myotubes from chick embryos exposed to microwaves has been experimentally analyzed. Recordings of acetylcholine-induced currents have been obtained via patch-clamp techniques using both cell-attached (single-channel current recording) and whole-cell (total current recording) configurations. During the exposure to low-power microwaves the frequency of the ACh-activated s...

In this study the effects of microwaves on the secondary structure of three typical proteins have been investigated. A set of samples of lysozyme, bovine serum albumin and myoglobin in D2O solutions were exposed for 8 hours to mobile phone microwaves at 900 MHz at a magnetic field intensity around 16 mA/m. The relative effects on the secondary structure of the proteins were studied by means of ...