More about EHS
May 2, 2025
What can we do to improve our understanding of people’s sensitivity to wireless radiation?
Professor Dariusz Leszczynski has a suggestion – and it has to do with the study of proteins.
But first, is there such a thing as sensitivity to wireless radiation and how do we know?
Leszczynski points out that an estimated 1 to 10% of the popular considers they are sensitive to wireless radiation, a condition often known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS). He says, ‘Electromagnetic hypersensitivity is characterized by a collection of symptoms that individuals attribute to exposure to wireless radiation, including headaches, fatigue, stress, sleep disturbances, and skin symptoms.’
The problem, he believes, is that EHS hasn’t been scientifically proven or disproven and that leaves elements of doubt about the condition.
Nevertheless, sensitivity to wireless radiation is consistent with sensitivity to other environmental agents. Leszczynski says, ‘It is well established that different individuals can be differently affected by the same agent of chemical or physical nature. This phenomenon of individual sensitivity can vary greatly among different people due to genetic, physiological, and psychological differences.’
We see it with allergies to pollen, dust, mould and chemicals. We see it in the ability of different people to tolerate different amounts of sunlight, heat or cold.
We also see it with radiation
According to Leszczynski, ‘Individual sensitivity to radiation is a well-known and scientifically established phenomenon. Because of the genetic and epigenetic differences between people, different persons may respond physiologically in different ways to exposure to the same radiation exposure.’
In fact, he says, ‘it is logical to conclude that the individual sensitivity to wireless radiation emitted by wireless communication devices and networks exists and impacts the health of sensitive persons.’
Leszczynski points out flaws with some of the EHS research to date and proposes that future research should use a different approach – the technique of proteomics. ‘Proteomics investigates the interactions, function, composition, and structures of proteins and their cellular activities,’ he says and points out advantages that could be gained by this approach.
- Proteomics can simultaneously analyse thousands of proteins in a sample.
- It can capture rapid changes in protein expression.
- It can show pathways that pertain to individual sensitivity.
- It can identify biomarkers that may be related to radiation sensitivity.
- Analysis of proteins provides information about biological activities, pathways and mechanisms.
‘The way forward in EHS research is to discover biomarkers of EHS, molecules that are affected by wireless radiation exposure, by research using high-throughput screening techniques’, Leszczynski says and suggests that ‘proteomics might be the most promising of these methods.’
Leszczynski D. Wireless radiation and health: making the case for proteomics research of individual sensitivity. Front Public Health. 2025 Jan 10;12:1543818. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1543818. PMID: 39866356; PMCID: PMC11758280.
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