Cell Phone Signals Excite Brain According to Study |
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Reuters News Wire (reuters@telecom-digest.org) Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:14:01 -0500
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Cell phone emissions excite the part of the brain cortex nearest to the phone, but it is not clear if these effects are harmful, Italian researchers reported on Monday.
Their study, published in the Annals of Neurology, adds to a growing
About 730 million cell phones are expected to be sold this year,
Of these, more than 500 million use a type that emits electromagnetic
Dr. Paolo Rossini of Fatebenefratelli hospital in Milan and colleagues
They had 15 young male volunteers use a GSM 900 cell phone for 45
The cortex is the outside layer of the brain and the motor cortex is
The researchers stressed that they had not shown that using a cell
"It should be argued that long-lasting and repeated exposure to EMFs
"Further studies are needed to better circumstantiate these conditions
Medical studies on cell phone use have provided mixed results. Swedish
The Dutch Health Council analyzed several studies and found no
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited.
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