[Mechanism of action of combined extremely weak magnetic field on aqueous solution of amino acid].

Biofizika · 2014 · Unclear · Insufficient evidence

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PublicationBiofizika · 2014

Study typereview

Reported directionUnclear

Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

The fundamental physical mechanisms of resonance action of an extremely weak (40 nT) alternating magnetic field at the cyclotron frequency combined with a weak (40 μT) static magnetic field, on living systems are analyzed in the present work. The experimental effects of such sort of magnetic fields were described in different papers: the very narrow resonant peaks in electrical conductivity of the aqueous solutions in the in vitro experiments and the biomedical in vivo effects on living animals of magnetic fields with frequencies tuned to some amino acids. The existing experimental in vitro data had a good repeatability in different laboratories and countries. Unfortunately, for free ions such sort of effects are absolutely impossible because the dimensions of an ion rotation radius should be measured by meters at room temperature and at very low static magnetic fields used in all the above experiments. Even for bound ions these effects should be also absolutely impossible from the positions of classic physics because of rather high viscosity of biological liquid media (blood plasma, cerebrospinal liquid, cytoplasm). Only modern quantum electrodynamics of condensed media opens the new ways for solving these problems. The proposed article is devoted to analysis of quantum mechanisms of these effects.

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Study typereview

Effect directionunclear

PopulationNot supplied

Sample sizeNot supplied

ExposureELF

Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 66% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

The paper analyzes proposed physical mechanisms for reported resonance effects of extremely weak alternating magnetic fields (40 nT) at cyclotron frequency combined with a weak static magnetic field (40 μT), including narrow resonant peaks in electrical conductivity of aqueous solutions and reported in vivo animal effects. It argues such effects are impossible for free ions (and also for bound ions) under classical physics assumptions, and proposes that quantum electrodynamics of condensed media may provide mechanisms to explain the observations.

Outcomes measured

Electrical conductivity changes in aqueous solutions (resonant peaks)
Biomedical in vivo effects in animals (frequencies tuned to some amino acids)
Proposed/assessed physical mechanism (cyclotron resonance; quantum electrodynamics in condensed media)

Limitations

Appears to be a mechanistic/theoretical analysis rather than reporting new experimental results
Specific experimental protocols, frequencies, and quantitative effect sizes are not provided in the abstract
No population details or sample sizes are described

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PubMed: 25707253

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