The potential of clectromagnetic ficlds(EMFs)for discase treatment and health enhancement has been actively pursued over the recent decades.This review first provides a general introduction about natural EMFs and rela...The potential of clectromagnetic ficlds(EMFs)for discase treatment and health enhancement has been actively pursued over the recent decades.This review first provides a general introduction about natural EMFs and related biological effcts.Then the recent progress on the EMF treatment of some common diseases(such as cancer,diabetes,wound healing and neurological diseases,etc.)has been carefully reviewed and summarized.Yet,the blindness on the selection of therapeutic EMF parameters still hinders the broad application ofEMF therapy.Moreover,the unclear mechanism of EMF function and poor reproducibility of experimental rcsults also remain big challenges in the field of bioclectromagnetics.Bionics is a useful methodology that gains inspiration from nature to serve human life and industry.We have discussed the feasibility of applying bionic approach on the selection of the rapeutic EMFs,which is based on thefindings of natural EMFs.Finally,we advocate that the detailed information of EMFs and biological samples should be thoroughly reorded in future research and reported in publications.In addition,the publication of studies with negative results should also be allowed.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51975245 and 52075214)Jilin Provincial Science&Technology Department(20190303039SF)Key Scientific&Technological Research&Development Projects in Jilin Province(2020C023-3).
文摘The potential of clectromagnetic ficlds(EMFs)for discase treatment and health enhancement has been actively pursued over the recent decades.This review first provides a general introduction about natural EMFs and related biological effcts.Then the recent progress on the EMF treatment of some common diseases(such as cancer,diabetes,wound healing and neurological diseases,etc.)has been carefully reviewed and summarized.Yet,the blindness on the selection of therapeutic EMF parameters still hinders the broad application ofEMF therapy.Moreover,the unclear mechanism of EMF function and poor reproducibility of experimental rcsults also remain big challenges in the field of bioclectromagnetics.Bionics is a useful methodology that gains inspiration from nature to serve human life and industry.We have discussed the feasibility of applying bionic approach on the selection of the rapeutic EMFs,which is based on thefindings of natural EMFs.Finally,we advocate that the detailed information of EMFs and biological samples should be thoroughly reorded in future research and reported in publications.In addition,the publication of studies with negative results should also be allowed.