There is ALOT of research available around
the globe on the effects of radiation. Check out some of
the research below.
Researchers Probe Cell-Phone Effects
Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?
Health
Effects of Using Cell Phones
Cell Phones and Cancer: No Clear Connection
"Are
Cellphones a Health Risk?",
Fortune Article, October 21, 2004.
Last week we got one of those periodic reminders that nobody knows whether cellphones may be seriously affecting our health. That worries me, given the ubiquity of these phones in our world today, and the fact that most of you reading this hold one to your head.
"Mobile
phones may trigger Alzheimer's"
BBC report,[PDF],
Wednesday, 5 February, 2003, 12:35 GM.
"Mobile phones damage key brain cells and could trigger the early onset of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. Researchers in Sweden have found that radiation from mobile phone handsets damages areas of the brain associated with learning, memory and movement. The study, which was carried out on rats, is the latest twist in the long-running debate over whether mobile phones are a health risk."
Nerve Cell Damage in Mammalian Brain after Exposure to Microwaves from GSM Mobile Phones.
Leif G. Salford, Arne E. Brun, Jacob L. Eberhardt, Lars Malmgren, Bertil R.R. Persson. 2003. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(7): 881-883, June 2003 (original here).
"The possible risks of radio-frequent
electromagnetic fields for the human body, is a growing concern for
the society. We have earlier shown that weak pulsed microwaves give
rise to a significant leakage of albumin through the blood-brain
barrier (BBB). Now we have investigated whether a pathological leakage
over the BBB might be combined with damage to the neurons. Three
groups of each 8 rats were exposed for 2 hours to GSM mobile phone
electromagnetic fields of different strengths. We found, and present
here for the first time, highly significant (p<0.002) evidence
for neuronal damage in both the cortex, the hippocampus and the basal
ganglia in the brains of exposed rats."
Effect
of GSM mobile phone radiation on blood-brain barrier. Dariusz
Leszczynski. 2002. Proceedings of the URSI Meeting, Maastricht,
The Netherlands.
"Some animal studies have suggested that mobile phone radiation may cause increase in blood-brain barrier permeability. We have hypothesized (Leszczynski et al. Differentiation, 70, 2002, in press) that the mobile phone radiation-induced increased expression and phosphorylation (activity) of stress protein hsp27 might be the molecular mechanism regulating blood-brain barrier permeability and, possibly, cell apoptosis. Here we present evidence suggesting that mobile phone radiation indeed affects hsp27-dependent cytoplasmic distribution of F-actin and stability of stress fibers. This observation supports our hypothesis that mobile phone radiation-induced changes in hsp27 expression/activity might eventually lead to increase in the permeability of blood-brain barrier."
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Recent Research on Brain and Biological
"Only
ten minutes on a mobile could trigger cancer, scientists believe",
Daily Mail, August 30, 2007.
An association with acoustic neuroma was found in four studies in the group with at least 10 years use of a mobile phone. No risk was found in one study, but the tumour size was significantly larger among users. Six studies gave results for malignant brain tumours in that latency group. All gave increased OR especially for ipsilateral exposure. In a meta-analysis ipsilateral cell phone use gave for acoustic neuroma OR = 2.4, 95 % CI = 1.1-5.3 and for glioma OR = 2.0, 95 % CI = 1.2-3.4 using a latency period of 10 years or more. Results from present studies on use of mobile phones for > 10 years give a consistent pattern of an increased risk for acoustic neuroma and glioma. The risk is highest for ipsilateral exposure.
Using a cell phone is not innocuous. It has an effect on your brain. Whether that's good or bad, we don't yet know, but it's definitely having an effect. The effects are clear. The increase in excitability is clear and lasts for about an hour. Is that effect harmful or beneficial? I don't know, he said.
Swedish researchers said last month that the use of cellular phones over a long period of time can raise the risk of brain tumors. ... Those who heavily used wireless phones had a 240 percent increased risk of a cancerous tumor on the side of the head where they used their phone, they reported.
"Health
may be concern when giving kids cell phones", Parents should think twice before giving in to a middle-schooler's demands for a cell phone, some scientists say, because potential long-term health risks remain unclear.
"Health
study urges caution with cell phones", Stewart said studies suggesting mobile phones can cause nonmalignant brain tumors, cognitive impairment or DNA damage should not be dismissed, but more research is needed.
"Study:
Cell phones scramble DNA", Radio waves from mobile phones harm body cells and damage DNA in laboratory conditions, according to a new study majority-funded by the European Union, researchers said on Monday. ... After being exposed to electromagnetic fields that are typical for mobile phones, the cells showed a significant increase in single and double-strand DNA breaks. The damage could not always be repaired by the cell. DNA carries the genetic material of an organism and its different cells. "There was remaining damage for future generation of cells," said project leader Franz Adlkofer. This means the change had procreated. Mutated cells are seen as a possible cause of cancer.
Non-thermal activation of the hsp27/p38MAPK stress pathway by mobile phone radiation in human endothelial cells: Molecular mechanism for cancer- and blood-brain barrier-related effects. Dariusz Leszczynski, Sakari Joenvaara, Jukka Reivinen, Reetta Kuokka. 2002. Differentiation 70:120-129. "Based on the known functions of hsp27, we put forward the hypothesis that mobile phone radiation-induced activation of hsp27 may (i) facilitate the development of brain cancer by inhibiting the cytochrome c/caspase-3 apoptotic pathway and (ii) cause an increase in bloodbrain barrier permeability through stabilization of endothelial cell stress fibers. We postulate that these events, when occurring repeatedly over a long period of time, might become a health hazard because of the possible accumulation of brain tissue damage. Furthermore, our hypothesis suggests that other brain damaging factors may co-participate in mobile phone radiation-induced effects."
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