# RF-023 — New hippocampal study awaiting original methods

Why this matters
This is a retrieval lead: the title points to changes in a rat brain region involved in memory. The original paper is worth obtaining to examine the exposure and tissue findings together. Only its bibliographic identity is verified here; methods and numerical claims cannot yet support a conclusion about injury.

Id: RF-023

Author: Bektas et al.

Full Authors: Hava Bektas; Serife Cakir; Ares Alizade; Semih Dogu; Fikret Altindag

Year: 2026

Title: Chronic 3.5 GHz radiofrequency exposure is associated with behavioral, molecular, and histopathological changes in the rat hippocampus

Journal: international journal of radiation biology

Citation: Bektas H, Cakir S, Alizade A, Dogu S, Altindag F. Chronic 3.5 GHz radiofrequency exposure is associated with behavioral, molecular, and histopathological changes in the rat hippocampus. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 2026;:1-14. doi:10.1080/09553002.2026.2708930.

Doi: 10.1080/09553002.2026.2708930

Pmid: 42566258

Topic: Newer frequencies

Verification Group: Retrieval lead

Record Role: Retrieval lead

Featured: False

Exposure: 3.5 GHz; discovery dosimetry values not independently verified.

Design: Rat experiment; publication date 7 August 2026.

Finding: Title identifies behavioural, molecular and histopathological hippocampal changes; discovery dossier contains detailed claims requiring original-source checking.

Boundary: Metadata only. Do not use its numerical results or dose as a featured claim until primary text is obtained.

Protection Question: The title identifies a potentially important brain-tissue question. Until the original exposure, methods and results are obtained, this retrieval lead cannot support a conclusion about injury or protection.

Access: Title DOI authors and date verified; no readable article text served

Notice: Primary PubMed linked-notice record checked 20 Oct 2026; no correction, concern or retraction linked at check. This is not an exhaustive publisher-history certification.

Funding: Not established from retrieved material.

Conflicts: Not established from retrieved material.

Source Url: https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2026.2708930

Retrieval Links: https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2026.2708930 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42566258/

Verification Date: 2026-10-20

Technology Tracks: 5g