A new research has found that mobile phone use stimulates activity in brain cells. The research found a rise in brain cell metabolism in regions of the brain closest to the cell phone antenna. Researches didn’t determine if the effects of cell phones on brain cells was good or bad.

Study about cellular phones and the brain

On Tuesday, the first study on how electromagnetic radiation from cell phones affects the cells in the brain was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The way cells phones affect the glucose metabolism was studied. That is where normal brain cell function happens. Exposure to cell phones increases the rate of glucose metabolism in the brain. It was worse than researchers had predicted though. When it comes to brain activity, the way it is done is with cells creating energy. This is done with glucose. Glucose is produced as needed in the brain. It’s unknown if it’s bad or not, but it was discovered in the research that glucose metabolism levels are increased artificially with a cell phone. Further study needs to be done though.

How mobile phones affect the brain

With all the phone calls going on, cellular phone radiation has concerned medical experts. They have worried about what it is doing. It has been inconclusive what the outcomes of previous tests are. Probably the most famous mobile phone radiation studies have been reported to establish a link with brain cancer. However, the research has been unable to prove the brain cancer in cell phone users was actually caused by cellular phone radiation. Scientists have tried to set up that cell phone radiation might cause DNA mutations or other alterations in brain cells that result in cancer or dementia. Since children’s skulls are thinner, it would be easier for radiation to get in and deeper making the brain cells metabolize glucose faster which is why cell phones getting used by kids is a significant concern.

Make an effort to choose speakerphone

In a statement responding to the cell phone brain cell study, the Wireless Association said scientific evidence proves that mobile phones, used within limits established by the Federal Communications Commission, don’t pose a public health risk. Authors of the study suggested that until more is known about the effects of cell phone radiation on brain cells, individuals should use the speaker phone function or a Bluetooth earpiece as often as possible.

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CNN

cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/02/22/cell.phone.brain.activity/

Web MD

webmd.com/brain/news/20110222/cell-phones-affect-brain-but-does-it-matter?page=2

Wall Street Journal

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