This work examines (a) the impact of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on heart rate variability (HRV),saliva cortisol, arterial blood oxygenation, and tympanic temperature, and (b) the potential effect of protective devices developed to counter EMF-induced stress. In a pilot study, recordings were taken during a 15-min mobile phone call emitting a high burden of EMF (electric, magnetic, high frequency) after a baseline measurement at rest with very low EMF. In a second visit, this was repeated with participants using three protective devices (insoles, pendant, mobile phone chip, made from Shungite). In the main study, four experimental arms were employed, two of which replicated the experimental setup of the pilot study, and two of which examined the effect of only one mobile phone chip in an open-hidden-paradigm. In both experiments, exposure to EMF decreased HRV and increased salivary cortisol. In the protective experimental condition, HRV increased above and cortisol decreased below the level of the baseline measures. All differences were large and specific and not modulated by non-specific effects like placebo effects. 📋View Full Study

Abstract: Shungite is considered as a filler of composite materials. It is a natural composite of carbon nanoparticles with a variety of micro- and nano-sized mineral impurities that give it high conductivity and electromagnetic radar-shielding properties. The radar-absorbing and shielding characteristics of a composite material based on fine shungite and urea–formaldehyde resin are studied in the 500 MHz to 4 GHz range of frequencies. The effect the thickness of a sample has on the electromagnetic properties of the studied composite is determined. 📋View Full Study

Researchers at Rice University and Kazan Federal University in Russia have found a way to extract radioactivity from water and said their discovery could help purify the hundreds of millions of gallons of contaminated water stored after the Fukushima nuclear plant accident.

They reported that their oxidatively modified carbon (OMC) material is inexpensive and highly efficient at absorbing radioactive metal cations, including cesium and strontium, toxic elements released into the environment when the Fukushima plant melted down after an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

The material makes good use of the porous nature of two specific sources of carbon, Tour said. One is an inexpensive, coke-derived powder known as C-seal F, used by the oil industry as an additive to drilling fluids. The other is a naturally occurring, carbon-heavy mineral called shungite found mainly in Russia. 📋View Full Study

Summary: To study the effect of nonthermal 37 GHz irradiation on haematopoiesis in schungite-shielded rats. Effects on the immune system: haematopoiesis (shielding effect of mineral schungite). Effects on the immune system: morphological characteristics of red bone marrow; count of peripheral blood leukocytes; number of erythrocytes; content of hemoglobin. Shielding with schungite decreased the severity of damage produced by high-frequency electromagnetic irradiation. 📋View Full Study

Summary: Searching for new feed products suitable for poultry nutrition is an important tool for improving productive and immunity status of poultry. Thus, our present study aimed to evaluate the impact of using the thermally modified mineral adsorbent shungite and the dried seaweed meal Fucus vesiculosus in different doses in the diets of Brown Nick cross laying hens on their productivity indicators, digestibility of nutrients, nitrogen utilization, morphological blood profile, immunity status indicators, and egg quality. Our results showed that the inclusion of the abovementioned feed additives improves both productive performance and immunity status of Brown Nick cross laying hens as well as decreases the incidence of fatty liver occurrence. 📋View Full Study

Abstract: Oxidative stress has been suggested as the main trigger and pathological mechanism of toxic liver injury. Effects of powerful free radical scavenger С60/fullerene on rat liver injury and liver cells (HepG2 line) were aimed to be discovered. 📋View Full Study

Abstract: This study reveals that fossil shungite samples exhibit antioxidant activity, can reduce oxidized components, and bind to free radicals. A sample of Sh20 (size fraction—20μm) (1.30 mg equivalents of ascorbic acid/g of shungite; 3.46 mg equivalents of trolox/g of shungite; 0.99 mg equivalents of quercetin/g of shungite) had the maximal activity according to the amperometric method. The obtained data indicate that shungite has antioxidant properties, but these are approximately 1000 times less pronounced than those of quercetin. A ShT20 sample (size fraction—20μm+ heat treatment) was found to have the highest antioxidant activity against the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical and cytotoxicity. Further studies, including the optimization of the antioxidant extraction conditions of shungite, and the analysis of the qualitative and quantitative composition of the obtained extracts, are required for a more accurate interpretation of the results. Shungite can be applied as an alternative to activated carbon in water purification, due to its absorption, catalytic, antioxidant, regenerating, and antibacterial properties, as well as its high environmental safety and relatively low cost. It is possible to identify new structural forms of carbon within, and other valuable properties of, shungite substance, which will make it possible to create effective technologies for the practical use of shungite rocks, particularly in the production of fullerenes and other carbon nanoclusters. 📋View Full Study

Abstract: The effect of C60fullerene aqueous colloid solution (C60FAS) on the intensity of long‑lasting (persisting for one hour) rotational movements in non‑anesthetized rats was investigated. For this purpose, an experimental hemiparkinsonic animal model was used in the study. Rotational movements in hemiparkinsonic animals were initiated by the intraperitoneal administration of the dopamine receptor agonist apomorphine. It was shown that a preliminary injection of C60FAS (a substance with powerful antioxidant properties) in hemiparkinsonic rats induced distinct changes in animal motor behavior. It was revealed that fullerene‑pretreated animals, in comparison with non‑pretreated or vehicle‑pretreated rats, rotated for 1 h at an approximately identical speed until the end of the experiment, whereas the rotation speed of control rats gradually decreased to 20–30% of the initial value. One can assume that the observed changes in the movement dynamics of the hemiparkinsonic rats after C60FAS pretreatment presumablycan be induced by the influence of C60FAS on the dopaminergic system, although the isolated potentiation of the action of apomorphine C60FAS cannot be excluded. Nevertheless, earlier data on the action of C60FAS on muscle dynamics has suggested that C60FAS can activate a protective action of the antioxidant system in response to long‑lasting muscular activity and that the antioxidant system in turn may directly decrease fatigue‑related changes during long‑lasting muscular activity. 📋View Full Study

Abstract: Fullerene C60as a representative of carbon nano compounds is suggested to be promising agent for application in photodynamic therapy due to its unique physicochemical properties. The goal of this study was to estimate the accumulation of fullerene C60in leukemic cells and to investigate its phototoxic effect on parental and resistant to cisplatin leukemic cells. Stable homogeneous water colloid solution of pristine C60with average 50-nm diameter of nanoparticles was used in experiments. Fluorescent labeled C60was synthesized by covalent conjugation of C60with rhodamine B isothiocyanate. The results of confocal microscopy showed that leukemic Jurkat cells could effectively uptake fullerene C60from the medium. Light-emitting diode lamp (100 mW cm−2,λ= 420–700 nm)was used for excitation of accumulated C60. A time-dependent decrease of viability was detected when leukemic Jurkat cells were exposed to combined treatment with C60and visible light. The cytotoxic effect of photoexcitedC60was comparable with that induced by H2O2, as both agents caused 50% decrease of cell viability at 24 h at concentrations about 50μM. Using immunoblot analysis, protein phosphotyrosine levels in cells were estimated. Combined action of C60and visible light was followed by decrease of cellular proteins phosphorylation on tyrosineresidues though less intensive as compared with that induced by H2O2or protein tyrosine kinase inhibitorstaurosporine. All tested agents reduced phosphorylation of 55, 70, and 90 kDa proteins while total suppression of 26 kDa protein phosphorylation was specific only for photoexcited C60. 📋View Full Study

Abstract: Bioactive soluble carbon nanostructures, such as the C60fullerene can bond with up to six electrons, thus serving by a powerful scavenger of reactive oxygen species similarly to many natural antioxidants, widely used to decrease the muscle fatigue effects. The aim of the study is to define action of the pristine C60fullerene aqueouscolloid solution (C60FAS), on the post-fatigue recovering of m. triceps surae in anaesthetized rats. Results: During fatigue development, we observed decrease in the muscle effort level before C60FAS administration. After the application of C60FAS, a slower effort decrease, followed by the prolonged retention of a certain level, was recorded. An analysis of the metabolic process changes accompanying muscle fatigue showed an increase in the oxidative stress markersH2O2(hydrogen peroxide) and TBARS(thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) in relation to the intact muscles. After C60FAS administration, the TBARS content andH2O2level were decreased. The end ogenous antioxidant system demonstrated a similar effect because the GSH(reduced glutathione) in the muscles and theCAT(catalase) enzyme activity were increased during fatigue. 📋View Full Study