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I heard an interview on one of NPR shows last week and the guest talked about using electricity for healing. For example, if I remember correctly, a wound treat

I heard an interview on one of NPR shows last week and the guest talked about using electricity for healing. For example, if I remember correctly, a wound treated in someway with electricity healed faster. It had something to do with stimulating the cells in a particular way. Side note: Does this give any credibility to the idea that magnets can heal?

mrWiz 4y ago
The mechanism used here is that high voltage causes cells to open channels through the cell wall, letting good cell stuff out and bad stuff in. Do it enough and the cell will die. I'm no biologist but I don't know of a similar magnetic mechanism.
- chiefalchemist 4y ago
  I was thinking that if high voltage power lines produce a magnetic field, perhaps a magnetic field can influence energy in cells? Again, it's an idea inspired by the interview I heard. https://www.epa.gov/radtown/electric-and-magnetic-fields-power-lines https://www.epa.gov/radtown/electric-and-magnetic-fields-pow...
LegitShady 4y ago
the answer to your question is no, because the way you affect cells with electricity is not through magnets. Also, the mechanisms of this and that are not the same - they're literally killing cells with electricity here, not healing.
- chiefalchemist 4y ago
  Yes. But I also reference how electric currents / fields are being researched for healing / regenerative purposes. The crux of that seems to be how to influence the energy properties cells already have.
Rychard 4y ago
You may be referring to this[0], which was discussed on HN last week. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35060657 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35060657
- chiefalchemist 4y ago
  I did see that, but I also heard an interview. In either case, thanks.
- jimmySixDOF 4y ago
  I think he means this: Listen to: Harnessing The Electricity In The Human Body - https://one.npr.org/i/1161296499:1161962636 https://one.npr.org/i/1161296499:1161962636

mrWiz 4y ago

The mechanism used here is that high voltage causes cells to open channels through the cell wall, letting good cell stuff out and bad stuff in. Do it enough and the cell will die. I'm no biologist but I don't know of a similar magnetic mechanism.

chiefalchemist 4y ago
I was thinking that if high voltage power lines produce a magnetic field, perhaps a magnetic field can influence energy in cells? Again, it's an idea inspired by the interview I heard. https://www.epa.gov/radtown/electric-and-magnetic-fields-power-lines https://www.epa.gov/radtown/electric-and-magnetic-fields-pow...

LegitShady 4y ago

the answer to your question is no, because the way you affect cells with electricity is not through magnets. Also, the mechanisms of this and that are not the same - they're literally killing cells with electricity here, not healing.

chiefalchemist 4y ago
Yes. But I also reference how electric currents / fields are being researched for healing / regenerative purposes. The crux of that seems to be how to influence the energy properties cells already have.

Rychard 4y ago

You may be referring to this[0], which was discussed on HN last week. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35060657 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35060657

chiefalchemist 4y ago
I did see that, but I also heard an interview. In either case, thanks.
jimmySixDOF 4y ago
I think he means this: Listen to: Harnessing The Electricity In The Human Body - https://one.npr.org/i/1161296499:1161962636 https://one.npr.org/i/1161296499:1161962636