CELLPHONE RADIATION
MAY HARM YOUR BABY
Pregnant
women beware! Cellphone radiation exposure during pregnancy impacts foetal
brain development and may cause hyperactivity, researchers say. Yale
School of Medicine researcher, Dr Hugh Taylor co-authored the latest study to
probe the impact of cellphone exposure on pregnancies. "We had
pregnant mice in cages and we just simply put a cellphone on top of the cage.
In half the mice, the cellphone was active and in half of the ... cages the
cellphone was turned off so it wasn't transmitting a signal at all,"
Taylor said. Researchers allowed the mice to give birth and waited until
offspring were young adults before behaviours were tested, the 'Daily Mail'
reported. "The mice exposed to cellphones were more active. Their
memory was slightly decreased ... these mice were basically bouncing off the
walls and didn't have a care in the world," Taylor said. The study
shows there is a "biological basis" to suggest cellphone exposure can
impact pregnancies, said Taylor.
Patients should be cautious with devices and recommends pregnant women hold phones away from their body, he said. According to recent numbers published by the UN telecom agency, the world now has almost as many cellphone subscriptions as inhabitants, the report said. The World Health Organisation's cancer arm, in 2011, said cellphones could cause cancer and called for more research, it said.
Patients should be cautious with devices and recommends pregnant women hold phones away from their body, he said. According to recent numbers published by the UN telecom agency, the world now has almost as many cellphone subscriptions as inhabitants, the report said. The World Health Organisation's cancer arm, in 2011, said cellphones could cause cancer and called for more research, it said.
Prof. John Kurakar
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