ID Number		1202
Study Type		Human / Provocation
Model		2 GHz (UMTS) exposure at base station levels to humans and analysis of cognitive function study)
Details		Human volunteers (n = 33 self-reported hypersensitive + 84 non-hypersensitive) exposed to UMTS-like RF at 1 V/m and 10 V/m (calculated peak brain SAR = 45 +/- 13 uW/kg and 4.5 +/- 13 mW/kg, respectively) and analyzed for cognitive function using a randomized, double blind design. The study is a replication of the TNO study (Zwamborn et al. 2003) that reported GSM-electromagnetic fields had no effect on well being and no consistent effect on cognitive function, although UMTS-like exposure had a negative influence on well being in both electromagnetic hypersensitive vs. non-hypersensitive subjects groups. The authors of the present replication study report no effects, and no verification of the original Zamborn et al study.
Findings		No Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		University of Zurich, Switzerland - Achermann@pharma.unizh.ch
Funding Agency		Nat'l Res Prog, Switzerland (SNSF, NRP57)
Country		SWITZERLAND
References		Regel, SJ et al. Environ Health Persp, (2006) 114:1270-1275
Comments		Volunteers recruited by ad in paper, although the study was negative this is not a very blinded study design !