Hans Baumer

Epilepsy and weather: a significant correlation between the onset of epileptic seizures and specific atmospherics ― a pilot study

The possibility of connections between weather and the onset of epileptic seizures has long been suggested (see, for example, the Hammurabi Codex 1600 BC). Work in the 20th Century points to a probability that the onset of both local and generalised epilepsy is significantly influenced by an interaction between genetic and extrinsic factors. In an attempt to clarify the situation a detailed study of the history of 315 attacks from 1 Jan. to 31 July 1981 suffered by a small number of patients in Munich has been undertaken. Although linkages between “classical” meteorological parameters and the onset of seizures are very weak, links with more generalised indexes (e.g. passage of fronts and disturbances) are more promising. However, the correlation between onsets and “atmospherics” of 28 KHz (positive) and 10 KHz (negative) impulses, are significant and call for urgent study.

Significant correlations between certain spectra of atmospherics and different biological and pathological parameters

Atmospherics are very short naturally occurring electromagnetic impulses of between 4 and 50 kHz. In this review we summarize our results concerning the correlations between certain spectra of atmospherics and several biological and pathological parameters.

Natural atmospherics and occurrence of seizures in six adolescents with epilepsy: a cross correlation study

As already seen in a former study of 315 epileptic seizures in adults, subsequent investigation of 3333 epileptic seizures in six adolescents revealed a significant increase of the seizure frequency during days with a higher mean frequency of 28 kHz atmospherics, and a decrease during days with a (Baumer apparatus) distinctly higher amount of 10 kHz when compared with the daily mean frequency within the whole period. However, one patient showed an opposite behaviour regarding the correlations of 28 and 10 kHz atmospherics and the mean numbers of seizures.

Significant correlations between atmospherics and the in vivo incorporation of 3H−thymidine into the nuclear DNA of liver cells

In the past years our group has described highly significant correlations between four diseases and respective spectra of natural atmospherics. In detail, a correlat ion r = 0.30 exists between the positive difference of 28 k H z 1 0 kHz atmospherics, and r = 0 . 2 0 between the positive difference of 10 k H z 2 8 kHz impulses and the onset of epileptic fits [1]. Fur thermore 28-kHz atmospherics have a correlat ion r = 0.15 with heart infarcts [2]. The relation between the onset of sudden deafness and atmospherics is especially interesting: the impulse spectrum two nights before the respective day is important , while the impulses of the day itself have no significant statistical relation. This means that the human organism seems to have a biomagnet ic memory [3]. Finally, we found a high correlat ion between 8and 10-kHz atmospherics and the inf lammat ion react ion of rats after a carrageenan inject ion [4, 5]. The question of the mechanisms of these correlations cannot be answered at present. However, we now refer to a new observat ion which may help to solve this question in future. In our studies of the specific liver cell prol iferat ion hormone hepatopoiet in (Hp) [6], we injected i .p . into four mice Hp extract for testing on prol i ferat ion activity and calculated the mean of the 3H-thymidine incorpora t ion into the D N A of liver cell nuclei in compar ison with the mean value of four control animals which had been given an i .p . injection of saline. In the course of these investigations, it was striking that the values of the controls in themselves were similar; however, the mean at different days differed considerably even though we always observed precisely

Demonstration of correlations between the 8 and 10 kHz atmospherics and the inflammatory reaction of rats after carrageenan injection

Between the mean daily density of 28 kHz atmospherics and the onset of epileptic fits there is a highly significant correlation coefficient (r) of 0.30; there is a negative coefficient of −0.20 between the fits and the mean daily density of 10 kHz atmospherics. The onset of heart infarction is correlated with 28 kHz atmospherics (r=0.15). Furthermore, we have discovered that sudden deafness is also correlated with certain configurations of atmospherics. In this paper we report the following correlation coefficients between the inflammatory reaction of rats to a carrageenan injection (rci) into a hind paw and the mean daily pulse rate of atmospherics of the same day:r=0.49 for the 8 kHz atmospherics (P<0.02) andr=0.44 for the 10 kHz atmospherics (P<0.04). The correlations between rci reaction and other atmospherics (12 and 28 kHz) are smaller and not significant. By the method of multiple linear regression we found a multipleR=0.54 between rci reaction and the 8 and 10 kHz atmospherics (the regression function for the rci reaction is 0.15+0.004×8 kHz+0.002×10 kHz,P<0.05).

Artificial Simulation of Naturally Occurring, Biologically Active Atmospherics

In recent years, partial high correlations with low-error probabilities have been detected between naturally occurring atmospherics and certain meteorological or biological/pathological parameters.Correlations are, in principle, not able to demonstrate causal relationships. However, we have now succeeded in constructing an apparatus that artificially simulates certain naturally occurring atmospheric spectra. With it, the proliferative activity of C6-glioma cells in vitro may be influenced in a similar manner as the correlation with naturally occurring atmospherics. This may have far-reaching theoretical and practical consequences.

Significant correlations between atmospheric spectra according to Baumer and the in vitro incorporation of [3H]thymidine into the nuclear DNA of C6-glioma cells

Significant correlations between certain spectra of atmospherics (spherics) according to Baumer (a.t.B), i.e. naturally occurring electro‐magnetic impulses in the range of 4–50 kHz, and several diseases or biological parameters have been published earlier. Now we show that there exists a highly significant negative correlation (r= −0.61, P>0.004) between the occurrence of 28 kHz impulses (a.t.B.) and the in vitro incorporation of thymidine into the nuclear DNA of C6‐glioma cells. The positive correlation with the 10 kHz impulses (a.t.B.) (r=0.39), however, is statistically not significant (P>0.055).

Significant correlations between certain spectra of atmospherics and daily periodic activities of Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus L.).

We describe significant correlations between 10 and 28 kHz atmospherics (according to Baumer) and the running activities of ten Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus L.) depending on their circadian rhythm over a 42-day period (August/September 1988).

Correlation between the 8- and 10-kHz atmospherics and the inflammation reaction of rats.

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