Solar activity and human health at middle and low geomagnetic latitudes in Central America

Psychophysiological and cardiohemodynamic effects of solar, geomagnetic, and meteorological factors in humans under the conditions of the arctic region

“…It is accounted for by the fact that many researchers exam ine the effects of separate factors without taking into consideration the integrated and combined influence of global and local geophysical and meteorological factors on the human body. Some researchers per formed the comparative analysis of complex influence of a few factors: GMA and cosmic rays [11,13]; GMA and meteorological factors [3,15,16]; SA, GMA, and moon [9,17]; geophysical rhythms and lunar cycles [17,18].…”

“…Dif ferent directions of individual reactions and peculiari ties of relationships between cardiohemodynamic parameters and SA/GMA in different periods of SA cycle at middle and high latitudes have been shown in different groups of subjects [5,12,13].…”

“…In spite of numerous studies [5,[9][10][11], the data on human body dependence on solar and geomagnetic activity are scattered and partly contradictory, because the pattern of relationship between the functional parameters of the body and the solar and geophysical factors may vary considerably due to different individ ual reactions depending on the phase of solar cycle [9,12], the season, and the latitude [3,13]. Further inte grated studies of physiological state of body under dif ferent conditions of perturbation of the solar and geo physical environment are needed to clarify the pecu liarities of individual strategies of adaptation to meteorological and geophysical effects and to identify the predictors of adaptation failure [14].…”

Biological effects related to geomagnetic activity and possible mechanisms

“…The relative simplicity of such studies has led to the production of a vast number of publications. The following reviews include several specific examples of correlations for interested readers: Breus et al [2016], Mendoza and de la Pena [2010], Palmer et al [2006], Stoupel [2002], and Zhadin [2001].…”

“…Despite all doubts, the number of empirical findings describing significant correlations between geomagnetic activity and biological parameters has steadily increased over time [Zhadin, ; Dimitrova et al, ; Mendoza and de la Pena, ; Papailiou et al, ; Breus et al, ]. In the past, attempts were made to determine the mechanisms by which geomagnetic activity influenced biological activity [Shem'i‐Zade, ; Durand‐Manterola et al, ; Cherry, ; Lednev et al, ; Belova et al, ], but these primarily theoretical studies did not include reliable experimental confirmation.…”