Could Cell Phone Radiation be Good for You?

Posted on January 13, 2010 in Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Technology

Consumers are still suspicious that cell phones contribute to brain tumors, despite the fact that most research has cleared them for use. A recent study from the University of South Florida suggests that radiation from phones may actually be good for you, protecting mice from Alzheimer’s disease and possibly reversing the symptoms.

Researchers at Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center arranged about 70 mouse cages in a circle around an antenna that emitted electromagnetic waves similar to those emitted by a cell phone pressed to a human head. The mice were exposed to the radiation for two hours a day for seven to nine months.

Most of the mice had a genetic mutation that caused them to build up the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Researchers discovered that the memory problems of older mice disappeared over the course of the study. Younger Alzheimer’s mice maintained cognitive function, while normal mice improved their memories from the continual radiation.

The electromagnetic waves emitted from cell phones could prove to be a non-invasive treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, the researchers wrote. The treatment could also boost memory in general. More research needs to be conducted, but chalk the study up as further evidence that you can chat without worries.