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Research projects funded under the programme

The Programme Management Committee has announced funding for seventeen projects following the first two calls for proposals. In addition, both DTI and the Home Office have provided funding for additional projects as an adjunct to the Programme. The Programme Management Committee undertakes scientific management of these projects. The titles of all the projects announced so far are listed below, with each title providing a link to a summary of the project prepared by the relevant Principal Investigator.

Technical summaries of these projects are available on the National Research Register and the WHO EMF Research Database (www.who.int/emf).

Projects funded by the MTHR programme

• A Case-Control Study of Brain Tumours and Acoustic Neuromas in Relation to Use of Mobile Phones
• UK Case-Control Study of Adult Brain Tumours
• Cohort Study of Mobile Phone Users (Pilot Study)
• A Case Study of Leukaemia in Relation to Use of Mobile Phones
• Case-Control Study of Cancer Incidence in Early Childhood and Proximity to Mobile Phone Base Stations
• Mobile Cellular Communication and Cognitive Functioning
• The Effects of Mobile Phone Radiation on Blood Pressure
• Study to Evaluate the Effects of Mobile Telephone Usage on Labyrinthine Function
• The Effect of Mobile Phone Use on Symptoms and Neuroendocrine Function in 'Normal' and 'Hypersensitive' Users
• Hypersensitivity Symptoms Associated with Electromagnetic Field Exposure
• Conversations in Cars: The Relative Hazards of Mobile Phones
• The Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation on Brain Physiology and Function
• Cellular and Sub-Cellular Effects of Microwave Radiation in Simple Model Organisms
• The Effect of Pulsed Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields on Redox Signalling and Calcium Homeostasis
• Measurement of the Dielectric Properties of Biological Tissue in Vivo at Microwave Frequencies
• Interaction of Emerging Mobile Telecommunciations Systems with the Human Body
• Assessment of the SAR in the Head from TETRA Handsets
• Traceability for Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research in the UK
• Personal Dosimetry of RF Radiation
• Communicating Uncertainty: Mobile Telecommunication Health Risks

Projects funded by the DTI as an Adjunct to the Programme

• SAR Testing of Hands-Free Mobile Telephones
• The International EMF Dosimetry Project
• Measurement of the Power Density of Radio Waves in the Vicinity of Microcell and Picocell Base Stations

Projects funded by the Home Office as an Adjunct to the Programme

• Detection of Effects of Microwave Radiation on the Electrical Activity of the Brain
• Nonlinear and Demodulation Mechanisms in Biological Tissue