A pedestrian speaks on his cellphone while walking on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on July 20. The study, which the American Cancer Society said marked “a paradigm shift in our understanding of radiation and cancer risk,” reignited debate about the potential harmful effects of cellphones on human health. “But once they have these cell antennas everywhere, you won’t be …
WASHINGTON — A new federal study of the potential dangers of cellphone radiation, conducted in rats, found a slight increase in brain tumors in males and raised long-dormant concerns about the safety of spending so much time with cellphones glued to our ears. “This is the first study to actually show that non-ionizing radiation cancer,” said Dr. Otis Brawley, the …
New Delhi: Terming cancer as a detective story, renowned oncologist and Pulitzer award winner Sidharth Mukherjee on Monday said that there is no prevalent evidence that radiations from cellphones and mobile towers cause cancer. “I think preponderance of evidence shows there is no link,” Mukherjee said when asked if there is a link between cancer and EMF radiations from cellphones …
Even as the debate over whether radiation from cellphones pose health risks or not rages on, some scientists say that cellphone use does have a biological effect on the brain. Researchers at Sweden's Örebro University found that cellphone use increases the amount of a protein called transthyretin, which is part of the ceberospinal fluid that cushions and protects the brain. …