IF-001Original text reviewed
Learning and memory endpoints at 7.5 kHz
The reported finding
The 120-microtesla group showed impaired task acquisition and passive-avoidance retention, with elevated hippocampal TNF-alpha expression.
Reading it carefully
Equipment problems required a separate high-exposure cohort. Many other endpoints were unchanged. The high field exceeded the occupational reference level cited by the authors.
Inside the study
Exposure conditions
7.5 kHz magnetic field; sham, 12 or 120 microtesla; continuous exposure for five weeks.
Design & controls
70 male mice: 30 sham and 20 per exposed group.
The protection question raised
Do the memory and inflammatory findings persist with concurrent comparison groups? The separate high-exposure cohort limits inference, and intermediate-frequency conditions cannot be transferred directly to public RF exposures.
Source verification
Full indexed article body reviewed
Where to find the result
Materials and methods; Conclusions; supplementary test summary
Editorial notices
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 of interest
Not established from retrieved material.
Original publication
Kumari K, Koivisto H, Viluksela M, Paldanius KMA, Marttinen M, Hiltunen M, Naarala J, Tanila H, Juutilainen J. Behavioral testing of mice exposed to intermediate frequency magnetic fields indicates mild memory impairment. PLOS ONE. 2017;12(12):e0188880. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188880.