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Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Ferdinando Bersani

    1. University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Table of contents (236 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Plenary Lectures

    1. Bioelectromagnetism in the History of Bologna

      • Ferdinando Bersani
      Pages 1-7

    2. Epidemiological Studies on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields

      • Thomas S. Tenforde
      Pages 9-13

    3. Biophysical Chemistry of Signal Transduction

      • Eberhard Neumann
      Pages 15-20

    4. Mechanisms of Biological Interaction with Electric and Magnetic Fields

      • Martin Blank
      Pages 21-25

    5. Effects of Extremely Low Frequency EMF on Signal Transduction Pathways in Vitro

      • Richard A. Luben
      Pages 27-31

    6. Biomedical Applications of Short, Intense Electric Pulses

      • Luis M. Mir
      Pages 33-36

    7. Health Aspects of Mobile Communication: Risks to the Central Nervous System

      • Konstantin-Alexander Hossmann, Dirk Matthias Hermann
      Pages 37-41

    8. The Future Technology of Mobile Telephone Systems and other Wireless Services

      • J. Bach Andersen
      Pages 43-48

    9. Policy and Electromagnetic Fields

      • Indira Nair
      Pages 49-52

    10. Horizons in Science: Physical Regulation of Living Matter as an Emergent Concept in Health and Disease

      • W. Ross Adey
      Pages 53-57

  3. Minisymposia

    1. Melatonin

      1. Melatonin, Breast Cancer, and Magnetic Fields: Replication Studies
        • R. P. Liburdy, C. F. Blackman, R. A. Luben
        Pages 59-62
      2. Magnetic Fields and Breast Cancer: Experimental <i>in Vivo</i> Studies on the Melatonin Hypothesis
        • W. Löscher, M. Mevissen, M. Häuβler
        Pages 63-65
      3. 50-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure and Melatonin in the Rat
        • Masainichi Kato, Tsukasa Shigemitsu, Kenichi Yamazaki, Takehiko Kikuchi, Wataru Ooba
        Pages 67-68

    2. Standards

      1. EMF Standards for Occupational and Environmental Exposure in Eastern European Countries: Present Status and Trends for International Harmonization
        • Stanislaw Szmigielski, Roman Kubacki
        Pages 69-72
      2. The European Pre-Standard ENV 50166 “Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields” in Context
        • Camelia Gabriel, Bernard Hutzler, Norbert Krause, Barnabas Kunsch, Brian J. Maddock, Gianni F. Mariutti
        Pages 73-76
      3. Limits for Electric and Magnetic Fields:Grounds and Developments at the European Community Level
        • George Gouvras, Christine Schatzl
        Pages 77-79
      4. NATO Activities as an Aid Toward International Harmonization of EMF Standards
        • B. Jon Klauenberg, Michael R. Murphy
        Pages 81-84
      5. Regulations and Recommendations in Sweden
        • Gert Anger, Lars-Eric Paulson
        Pages 85-88

    3. Molecular Electronics & Biocomputing

      1. Role of Electrochemistry in Molecular Electronics and Biocomputing
        • Felix T. Hong
        Pages 89-91
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In the last few decades the research on bioelectromagnetics has expanded worldwide. About one thousand researchers are now working in the field in a variety of institutions throughout the world, including medical, biological, engineering, and technical laboratories and protection agencies. After many years of research, a clear picture is now emerging: Initially the research was mainly interested in the therapeutic applications of ELF electric and magnetic fields, and the RF range was mainly taken into consideration with respect to thermal effects only. Then, tne growing body of biological effects of ELF fields on cells and biological tissues (particularly for the repair processes in bone) have drawn the attention of researchers to non-thermal effects, ranging from static fields to microwaves. A specific field of interest that has been the object of a large debate in the last twenty years has been the potential health risk associated with electric power production and distribution and, more recently, with domestic and industrial appliances. In the last few years, the explosion of the market for cellularphones has highlighted the issue of possible health dangers related to their use and to the widespread presence of base stations. The first World Congress on Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine, was held in Orlando, Florida, in 1992, and collected the widest amount of contributi9ns from almost all the major researchers involved in the field.

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  • University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Ferdinando Bersani

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