Ukr.Biochem.J. 2025; Volume 97, Issue 6, Nov-Dec, pp. 5-22

doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj97.06.005

Human cells response to electromagnetic waves of radio and microwave frequencies

16.12.2025   Uncategorized

S. Souchelnytskyi

Oranta CancerDiagnostics AB, Uppsala, Sweden;
e-mail: serhiy8085@gmail.com

Received: 23 June 2025; Revised: 17 August 2025;
Accepted: 28 November 2025; Available on-line: 23 December 2025

Human cells both generate and absorb electromagnetic waves (EMW), but information about sensing and responding to EMW at different Hz frequencies is still fragmentary. The reported impact of radio (RF) and microwave (MW) frequencies is variable, from harmful to human health to applications promising for novel diagnostics and treatment of diseases, e.g., cancer. The review highlights both recent achievements in elucidation of molecular mechanisms of RF and MW effects and a direction for their successful practical application in humans.

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