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TRPC1 and muscle stretch
This post is a follow up to a post to discussing 50 Hz PEMF activating sphingosine kinase 1. (Yang 2019) This post explores two things that PEMF and exercise have in common: the both activate TRPC1 Ca2+ channels and increase sphingosine-1-phosphate. This post also explores the interaction between TRPC1 and S1P for muscle health.
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PEMF and red blood cells
Magnawave and Bionuu Clinic have YouTube videos claiming that PEMF makes red blood cells (RBC) less sticky. A Russian language peer reviewed PEMF publications on the PEMF exposure of RBC ghosts warrants further investigation as it involves a protein sysem important in redox balance. Why RBC appear to be sticky on slides in the…
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PEMF and aorta stiffening
This post reviews Kavat 2009, a study showing that PEMF similar to that produced by many holistic medicine device can lessen like of responsiveness of aorta from rodents with a chemically induced form of diabetes. A device used to measure aorta stiffness in humans is also presented.
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PEMF and the vagus nerve
This post takes the Devil’s Advocate position that many of the PEMF devices on the market specifically for vagus nerve stimulation might not be stimulating the nerve directly but rather, hypothetically, clearing away toxins from un-stirred regions around the nerve itself. The featured images of the vagus nerve from a human cadaver bring home…
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slew Rate and ICES
Two presenters at the PEMFcon October 2024 meeting claimed that higher slew rates were better than slow rates. The slew rate is the change in voltage with time. Whys is this important? Robert Dennis of Pulse Health was at the center of some of the early research. This post also intrudes Pulse Health ICES…